A Psalm - of Asaph. The Mighty One , God the LORD , speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets ....
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From Zion , perfect in beauty , God shines forth.
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Our God approaches and will not be silent ! Consuming fire precedes Him , and a tempest ... rages around Him.
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He summons ... the heavens above , ... and the earth , that He may judge His people :
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“ Gather My saints , who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice. ”
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And the heavens proclaim His righteousness , for God Himself is Judge. Selah
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“ Hear , O My people , and I will speak , O Israel , and I will testify I am God , your God.
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I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices , and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.
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I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens ,
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for every beast of the forest the cattle on a thousand hills.
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I know every bird in the mountains , and the creatures of the field (are) Mine.
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If I were hungry , I would not tell for the world and the fullness thereof.
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Do I eat the flesh of bulls , or drink the blood of goats ?
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Sacrifice a thank offering to God , and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
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Call upon Me in the day of trouble ; I will deliver you , and you will honor Me. ”
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To the wicked, however , God says , “ What right to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips ?
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For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you.
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When you see a thief , you befriend him , and throw in your lot with adulterers.
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You unleash your mouth for evil and unharness your tongue for deceit.
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You sit and malign your brother ; you slander your own mother’s son.
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You have done these things , and I kept silent ; you thought I was ... just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.
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Now consider this , you who forget God , lest I tear you to pieces , with no one to rescue you :
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He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me , and to him who rights (his) way , I will show the salvation of God. ”
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