1 ¶ The God of gods, even the LORD, has spoken and convocated the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

God, Elohim-Jehovah, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

2 O ut of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shined forth.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth.

3 O ur God shall come and shall not keep silence; a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

Our God will come, and will not keep silence: fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

4 H e shall convocate the heavens of above, and the earth, that he may judge his people.

He will call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people:

5 G ather my merciful ones together unto me, those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

Gather unto me my godly ones, those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice!

6 A nd the heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is the judge. Selah.

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; for God executeth judgment himself. Selah.

7 ¶ Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee; I am God, even thy God.

Hear, my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify unto thee: I am God, thy God.

8 I will not reprove thee regarding thy sacrifices; thy burnt offerings are continually before me.

I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices, or thy burnt-offerings, continually before me;

9 I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.

I will take no bullock out of thy house, he-goats out of thy folds:

10 F or every beast of the forest is mine and the cattle upon a thousand hills.

For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle upon a thousand hills;

11 I know all the fowls of the mountains; and the wild beasts of the field are with me.

I know all the fowl of the mountains, and the roaming creatures of the field are mine:

12 I f I were hungry, I would not tell thee; for the world is mine and the fullness thereof.

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

13 M ust I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?

Should I eat the flesh of bulls, and drink the blood of goats?

14 S acrifice praise unto God and pay thy vows unto the most High

Offer unto God thanksgiving, and perform thy vows unto the Most High;

15 a nd call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

16 ¶ But unto the wicked God saith, What part hast thou to declare my statutes or that thou should take my covenant in thy mouth?

But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant into thy mouth,

17 S eeing thou dost hate chastening and dost cast my words behind thee.

Seeing thou hast hated correction and hast cast my words behind thee?

18 W hen thou didst see a thief, then thou didst consent with him and hast been partaker with adulterers.

When thou sawest a thief, thou didst take pleasure in him, and thy portion was with adulterers;

19 T hou didst give thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frames deceit.

Thou lettest thy mouth loose to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit;

20 T hou didst sit and speak against thy brother; thou didst slander thine own mother’s son.

Thou sittest speakest against thy brother, thou revilest thine own mother's son:

21 T hese things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou didst think that I was altogether such a one as thyself, but I will reprove thee and set them in order before thine eyes.

These hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether as thyself: I will reprove thee, and set in order before thine eyes.

22 N ow consider this, ye that forget God, lest I take you away, and there be none to deliver.

Now consider this, ye that forget +God, lest I tear in pieces, and there be no deliverer.

23 W hosoever sacrifices praise glorifies me; and to him that orders his ways aright I will show the salvation of God.

Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me; and to him that ordereth way will I shew the salvation of God.