| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God the LORD, Has spoken and called the earth From the rising of the sun to its going down. | 1A psalm by Asaph. El, God, the LORD speaks, and summons the earth to come from the east and west. |
| 2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God will shine forth. | 2From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, God comes in splendor. |
| 3Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent; A fire shall devour before Him, And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him. | 3Our God approaches and is not silent; consuming fire goes ahead of him and all around him a storm rages. |
| 4He shall call to the heavens from above, And to the earth, that He may judge His people: | 4He summons the heavens above, as well as the earth, so that he might judge his people. |
| 5“Gather My saints together to Me, Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.” | 5He says: "Assemble my covenant people before me, those who ratified a covenant with me by sacrifice!" |
| 6Let the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is Judge. Selah | 6The heavens declare his fairness, for God is judge. (Selah) |
| 7“Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you; I am God, your God! | 7He says: "Listen my people! I am speaking! Listen Israel! I am accusing you! I am God, your God! |
| 8I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices Or your burnt offerings, Which are continually before Me. | 8I am not condemning you because of your sacrifices, or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me. |
| 9I will not take a bull from your house, Nor goats out of your folds. | 9I do not need to take a bull from your household or goats from your sheepfolds. |
| 10For every beast of the forest is Mine, And the cattle on a thousand hills. | 10For every wild animal in the forest belongs to me, as well as the cattle that graze on a thousand hills. |
| 11I know all the birds of the mountains, And the wild beasts of the field are Mine. | 11I keep track of every bird in the hills, and the insects of the field are mine. |
| 12“If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all its fullness. | 12Even if I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and all it contains belong to me. |
| 13Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats? | 13Do I eat the flesh of bulls? Do I drink the blood of goats? |
| 14Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High. | 14Present to God a thank-offering! Repay your vows to the sovereign One! |
| 15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.” | 15Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!" |
| 16But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to declare My statutes, Or take My covenant in your mouth, | 16God says this to the evildoer: "How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant? |
| 17Seeing you hate instruction And cast My words behind you? | 17For you hate instruction and reject my words. |
| 18When you saw a thief, you consented with him, And have been a partaker with adulterers. | 18When you see a thief, you join him; you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives. |
| 19You give your mouth to evil, And your tongue frames deceit. | 19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive. |
| 20You sit and speak against your brother; You slander your own mother’s son. | 20You plot against your brother; you slander your own brother. |
| 21These things you have done, and I kept silent; You thought that I was altogether like you; But I will rebuke you, And set them in order before your eyes. | 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! |
| 22“Now consider this, you who forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, And there be none to deliver: | 22Carefully consider this, you who reject God! Otherwise I will rip you to shreds and no one will be able to rescue you. |
| 23Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; And to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God.” | 23Whoever presents a thank-offering honors me. To whoever obeys my commands, I will reveal my power to deliver." |
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