Psalms

¹ A psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets.

² God shines forth.

³ a fire devours before him, and around him a tempest rages.

⁴ and the earth, that he may judge his people:

⁵ who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”

⁶ for God himself is judge. Selah

⁷ O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God.

⁸ or your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.

⁹ or of goats from your pens,

¹⁰ and the cattle on a thousand hills.

¹¹ and the creatures of the field are mine.

¹² for the world is mine, and all that is in it.

¹³ or drink the blood of goats?

¹⁴ fulfill your vows to the Most High,

¹⁵ I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”

¹⁶ “What right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips?

¹⁷ and cast my words behind you.

¹⁸ you throw in your lot with adulterers.

¹⁹ and harness your tongue to deceit.

²⁰ and slander your own mother’s son.

²¹ you thought I was altogether like you. But I will rebuke you and accuse you to your face.

²² or I will tear you to pieces, with none to rescue:

²³ and he prepares the way so that I may show him the salvation of God.”