| NET Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A psalm by Asaph. El, God, the LORD speaks, and summons the earth to come from the east and west. | 1The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks; he summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. |
| 2From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, God comes in splendor. | 2From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God appears in radiance. |
| 3Our God approaches and is not silent; consuming fire goes ahead of him and all around him a storm rages. | 3Our God is coming; he will not be silent! Devouring fire precedes him, and a storm rages around him. |
| 4He summons the heavens above, as well as the earth, so that he might judge his people. | 4On high, he summons heaven and earth in order to judge his people: |
| 5He says: "Assemble my covenant people before me, those who ratified a covenant with me by sacrifice!" | 5"Gather my faithful ones to me, those who made a covenant with me by sacrifice." |
| 6The heavens declare his fairness, for God is judge. (Selah) | 6The heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God is the Judge. Selah |
| 7He says: "Listen my people! I am speaking! Listen Israel! I am accusing you! I am God, your God! | 7"Listen, my people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel. I am God, your God. |
| 8I am not condemning you because of your sacrifices, or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me. | 8I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices or for your burnt offerings, which are continually before me. |
| 9I do not need to take a bull from your household or goats from your sheepfolds. | 9I will not take a bull from your household or male goats from your pens, |
| 10For every wild animal in the forest belongs to me, as well as the cattle that graze on a thousand hills. | 10for every animal of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. |
| 11I keep track of every bird in the hills, and the insects of the field are mine. | 11I know every bird of the mountains, and the creatures of the field are mine. |
| 12Even if I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and all it contains belong to me. | 12If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and everything in it is mine. |
| 13Do I eat the flesh of bulls? Do I drink the blood of goats? | 13Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats? |
| 14Present to God a thank-offering! Repay your vows to the sovereign One! | 14Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and pay your vows to the Most High. |
| 15Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!" | 15Call on me in a day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you will honor me." |
| 16God says this to the evildoer: "How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant? | 16But God says to the wicked: "What right do you have to recite my statutes and to take my covenant on your lips? |
| 17For you hate instruction and reject my words. | 17You hate instruction and fling my words behind you. |
| 18When you see a thief, you join him; you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives. | 18When you see a thief, you make friends with him, and you associate with adulterers. |
| 19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive. | 19You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue for deceit. |
| 20You plot against your brother; you slander your own brother. | 20You sit, maligning your brother, slandering your mother's son. |
| 21When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you! | 21You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But I will rebuke you and lay out the case before you. |
| 22Carefully consider this, you who reject God! Otherwise I will rip you to shreds and no one will be able to rescue you. | 22"Understand this, you who forget God, or I will tear you apart, and there will be no one to rescue you. |
| 23Whoever presents a thank-offering honors me. To whoever obeys my commands, I will reveal my power to deliver." | 23Whoever sacrifices a thank offering honors me, and whoever orders his conduct, I will show him the salvation of God." |
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