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

The Mighty One, God, 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 shone forth.

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

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

Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence: A fire devoureth before him, And it is very tempestuous round about him.

4 H e summons the heavens above, And the earth, to judge His people:

He calleth to the heavens above, And to the earth, that he may judge his people:

5 “ Gather My godly ones to Me, Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

Gather my saints together unto me, Those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

6 A nd the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge. Selah.

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; For God is judge himself. Selah

7 “ Hear, O My people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you; I am God, your God.

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

8 “ I do not reprove you for your sacrifices, And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.

I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices; And thy burnt-offerings are continually before me.

9 “ I shall take no young bull out of your house Nor male goats out of your folds.

I will take no bullock out of thy house, Nor he-goats out of thy folds.

10 “ For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills.

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

11 “ I know every bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine.

I know all the birds of the mountains; And the wild beasts of the field are mine.

12 “ If I were hungry I would not tell you, For the world is Mine, and all it contains.

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

13 “ Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats?

Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats?

14 “ Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High;

Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High:

15 C all upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”

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

But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth,

17 “ For you hate discipline, And you cast My words behind you.

Seeing thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee?

18 “ When you see a thief, you are pleased with him, And you associate with adulterers.

When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him, And hast been partaker with adulterers.

19 “ You let your mouth loose in evil And your tongue frames deceit.

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.

20 “ You sit and speak against your brother; You slander your own mother’s son.

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; Thou slanderest thine 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.

These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such a one as thyself: But I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

22 “ Now consider this, you who forget God, Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.

Now consider this, ye that forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, and there 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.”

Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifieth me; And to him that ordereth his way aright Will I show the salvation of God.