• God, the Judge of the Righteous and the Wicked.

  • 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.
  • 3 May our God come and not keep silent; Fire devours before Him, And a storm is violently raging 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, My people, and I will speak; Israel, I will testify against you; I am God, your God.
  • 8 “I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.
  • 9 “I will not take a bull from your house, Nor male goats from your folds.
  • 10 “For every animal 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 everything it contains.
  • 13 “Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats?
  • 14 “Offer God a sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High;
  • 15 Call upon Me on the day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you will honor Me.”
  • 16 But to the wicked God says, “What right do you have to tell of My statutes And to take My covenant in your mouth?
  • 17 “For you yourself hate discipline, And you throw My words behind you.
  • 18 “When you see a thief, you become friends with him, And you associate with adulterers.
  • 19 “You let your mouth loose in evil, And your tongue harnesses 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 silent; You thought that I was just like you; I will rebuke you and present the case before your eyes.
  • 22 “Now consider this, you who forget God, Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be no one to save you.
  • 23 “He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who sets his way properly I will show the salvation of God.”