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God the Judge of the Righteous and the Wicked.A Psalm of Asaph. | ||||
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| 1 A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God, the LORD, has spoken, And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. | 1 The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. | 1 [A psalm by Asaph.] The LORD, the only true God, has spoken. He has summoned the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets. | 1 The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, speaks, and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset. | 1 {A Psalm. Of Asaph.} �God, Elohim-Jehovah, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. | 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth. | 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. | 2 God shines from Zion, the perfection of beauty. | 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. | 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth. | 3 May our God come and not keep silence; Fire devours before Him, And it is very tempestuous around Him. | 3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. | 3 Our God will come and will not remain silent. A devouring fire is in front of him and a raging storm around him. | 3 Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very stormy around him. | 3 Our God will come, and will not keep silence: fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. | 4 He summons the heavens above, And the earth, to judge His people: | 4 He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. | 4 He summons heaven and earth to judge his people: | 4 He calls to the heavens above, to the earth, that he may judge his people: | 4 He will call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people: | 5 "Gather My godly ones to Me, Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice." | 5 Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. | 5 "Gather around me, my godly people who have made a pledge to me through sacrifices." | 5 "Gather my saints together to me, those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice." | 5 Gather unto me my godly ones, those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice! | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 6 And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge. Selah. | 6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah. | 6 The heavens announce his righteousness because God is the judge. [Selah] | 6 The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah. | 6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; for God executeth judgment himself. Selah. | 7 "Hear, O My people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you; I am God, your God. | 7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God. | 7 "Listen, my people, and I will speak. Listen, Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God! | 7 "Hear, my people, and I will speak; Israel, and I will testify against you. I am God, your God. | 7 Hear, my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify unto thee: I am God, thy God. | 8 "I do not reprove you for your sacrifices, And your burnt offerings are continually before Me. | 8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me. | 8 I am not criticizing you for your sacrifices or burnt offerings, which are always in front of me. | 8 I don't rebuke you for your sacrifices. Your burnt offerings are continually before me. | 8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices, or thy burnt-offerings, continually before me; | 9 "I shall take no young bull out of your house Nor male goats out of your folds. | 9 I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds. | 9 [But] I will not accept [another] young bull from your household or a single male goat from your pens. | 9 I have no need for a bull from your stall, nor male goats from your pens. | 9 I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he-goats out of thy folds: | 10 "For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills. | 10 For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. | 10 Every creature in the forest, [even] the cattle on a thousand hills, is mine. | 10 For every animal of the forest is mine, and the livestock on a thousand hills. | 10 For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle upon a thousand hills; | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 11 "I know every bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine. | 11 I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine. | 11 I know every bird in the mountains. Everything that moves in the fields is mine. | 11 I know all the birds of the mountains. The wild animals of the field are mine. | 11 I know all the fowl of the mountains, and the roaming creatures of the field are mine: | 12 "If I were hungry I would not tell you, For the world is Mine, and all it contains. | 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. | 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you, because the world and all that it contains are mine. | 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it. | 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. | 13 "Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats? | 13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? | 13 Do I eat the meat of bulls or drink the blood of goats? | 13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? | 13 Should I eat the flesh of bulls, and drink the blood of goats? | 14 "Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High; | 14 Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: | 14 Bring [your] thanks to God as a sacrifice, and keep your vows to the Most High. | 14 Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High. | 14 Offer unto God thanksgiving, and perform thy vows unto the Most High; | 15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me." | 15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. | 15 Call on me in times of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me." | 15 Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me." | 15 And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 16 But to the wicked God says, "What right have you to tell of My statutes And to take My covenant in your mouth? | 16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? | 16 But God says to wicked people, "How dare you quote my decrees and mouth my promises! | 16 But to the wicked God says, "What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips, | 16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant into thy mouth, | 17 "For you hate discipline, And you cast My words behind you. | 17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee. | 17 You hate discipline. You toss my words behind you. | 17 since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you? | 17 Seeing thou hast hated correction and hast cast my words behind thee? | 18 "When you see a thief, you are pleased with him, And you associate with adulterers. | 18 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. | 18 When you see a thief, you want to make friends with him. You keep company with people who commit adultery. | 18 When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have participated with adulterers. | 18 When thou sawest a thief, thou didst take pleasure in him, and thy portion was with adulterers; | 19 "You let your mouth loose in evil And your tongue frames deceit. | 19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. | 19 You let your mouth say anything evil. Your tongue plans deceit. | 19 "You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit. | 19 Thou lettest thy mouth loose to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit; | 20 "You sit and speak against your brother; You slander your own mother's son. | 20 Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son. | 20 You sit and talk against your own brother. You slander your own mother's son. | 20 You sit and speak against your brother. You slander your own mother's son. | 20 Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother, thou revilest thine own mother's son: | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 21 "These things you have done and I kept silence; You thought that I was just like you; I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes. | 21 These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes. | 21 When you did these things, I remained silent. [That] made you think I was like you. I will argue my point with you and lay it all out for you to see. | 21 You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes. | 21 These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes. | 22 "Now consider this, you who forget God, Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver. | 22 Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. | 22 Consider this, you people who forget God. Otherwise, I will tear you to pieces, and there will be no one left to rescue you. | 22 "Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be none to deliver. | 22 Now consider this, ye that forget +God, lest I tear in pieces, and there be no deliverer. | 23 "He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who orders his way aright I shall show the salvation of God." | 23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God. | 23 Whoever offers thanks as a sacrifice honors me. I will let everyone who continues in my way see the salvation that comes from God." | 23 Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and prepares his way so that I will show God's salvation to him." For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. | 23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me; and to him that ordereth his way will I shew the salvation of God. |
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