1 T he Mighty One, God, the Lord, has spoken, And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.

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

3 M ay our God come and not keep silence; Fire devours before Him, And it is very tempestuous around Him.

4 H e 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 A nd 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 C all upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”

16 B ut 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.”