[1] The Mighty One, God, the LORD, has spoken, And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
[2] Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth.
[3] May our God come and not keep silence; Fire devours before Him, And it is very tempestuous around Him.
[4] He summons the heavens above, And the earth, to judge His people:
[5] “Gather My godly ones to Me, Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
[6] And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge. Selah.
[7] “Hear, O My people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you; I am God, your God.
[8] I do not reprove you for your sacrifices, And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.
[9] I shall take no young bull out of your house Nor male goats out of your folds.
[10] For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills.
[11] I know every bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine.
[12] If I were hungry I would not tell you, For the world is Mine, and all it contains.
[13] Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats?
[14] Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High;
[15] Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”
[16] But to the wicked God says, “What right have you to tell of My statutes And to take My covenant in your mouth?
[17] For you hate discipline, And you cast My words behind you.
[18] When you see a thief, you are pleased with him, And you associate with adulterers.
[19] You let your mouth loose in evil And your tongue frames deceit.
[20] You sit and speak against your brother; You slander your own mother's son.
[21] These things you have done and I kept silence; You thought that I was just like you; I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.
[22] Now consider this, you who forget God, Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.
[23] He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who orders his way aright I shall show the salvation of God.”