Psalms 49

1A psalm for Asaph. The God of gods, the Lord, spoke, and summoned the earth From the sun's rising to its very setting.

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2From Zion in beauty's splendor, God will come openly;

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3He is our God, and He shall not be silent; A fire shall be kindled before Him, And there shall be a mighty storm round about Him.

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4He shall summon heaven above And the earth to judge His people;

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5Gather His holy ones to Him, Who establish His covenant upon sacrifices;

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6And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God is Judge. (Pause)

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7Hear, O my people, and I will speak to you, O Israel, and I will testify against you; I am God, your God.

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8I will not find fault with your sacrifices, Because your whole burnt offerings are continually before Me.

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9I will not accept a young bull from your house, Nor he-goats from your flocks.

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10For all the wild animals of the forest are Mine, The cattle and the oxen in the hills.

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11I know all the birds of heaven, And the ripe fruit of the field is with Me.

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12If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.

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13Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats?

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14Offer to God a sacrifice of praise, And pay your vows to the Most High.

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15Call upon Me in the day of affliction, And I will deliver you; and you shall glorify Me. (Pause)

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16To the sinner God says, "Why do you declare My ordinances, And take up My covenant in your mouth?

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17You hate My instruction, And cast My words behind you.

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18If you see a thief, you run with him, And you keep company with adulterers.

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19Your mouth is filled with evil, And your tongue weaves deceits.

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20You sit and speak against your brother, And place a stumbling block before your mother's son.

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21You do these things, and I keep silent; You think I am lawless like you; But I shall rebuke you, and contradict you to your face.

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22Understand these things, you who forget God, Lest He snatch you away, and there be none to deliver;

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23A sacrifice of praise shall glorify Me, And there is the way whereby I will show him the salvation of God."

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