1 A Psalm of Asaph. The God of gods -- Jehovah -- hath spoken, And He calleth to the earth From the rising of the sun unto its going in.

The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks and calls the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.

2 F rom Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shone.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.

3 O ur God cometh, and is not silent, Fire before Him doth devour, And round about him it hath been very tempestuous.

Our God comes and does not keep silence; a fire devours before Him, and round about Him a mighty tempest rages.

4 H e doth call unto the heavens from above, And unto the earth, to judge His people.

He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that He may judge His people:

5 G ather ye to Me My saints, Making covenant with Me over a sacrifice.

Gather together to Me My saints, those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.

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

And the heavens declare His righteousness (rightness and justice), for God, He is judge. Selah!

7 H ear, O My people, and I speak, O Israel, and I testify against thee, God, thy God I.

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

8 N ot for thy sacrifices do I reprove thee, Yea, thy burnt-offerings before Me continually.

I do not reprove you for your sacrifices; your burnt offerings are continually before Me.

9 I take not from thy house a bullock, From thy folds he goats.

I will accept no bull from your house nor he-goat out of your folds.

10 F or Mine every beast of the forest, The cattle on the hills of oxen.

For every beast of the forest is Mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills or upon the mountains where thousands are.

11 I have known every fowl of the mountains, And the wild beast of the field with Me.

I know and am acquainted with all the birds of the mountains, and the wild animals of the field are Mine and are with Me, in My mind.

12 I f I am hungry I tell not to thee, For Mine the world and its fulness.

If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are Mine.

13 D o I eat the flesh of bulls, And drink the blood of he-goats?

Shall I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?

14 S acrifice to God confession, And complete to the Most High thy vows.

Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High,

15 A nd call Me in a day of adversity, I deliver thee, and thou honourest Me.

And call on Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall honor and glorify Me.

16 A nd to the wicked hath God said: What to thee -- to recount My statutes? That thou liftest up My covenant on thy mouth?

But to the wicked, God says: What right have you to recite My statutes or take My covenant or pledge on your lips,

17 Y ea, thou hast hated instruction, And dost cast My words behind thee.

Seeing that you hate instruction and correction and cast My words behind you ?

18 I f thou hast seen a thief, Then thou art pleased with him, And with adulterers thy portion.

When you see a thief, you associate with him, and you have taken part with adulterers.

19 T hy mouth thou hast sent forth with evil, And thy tongue joineth deceit together,

You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue frames deceit.

20 T hou sittest, against thy brother thou speakest, Against a son of thy mother givest slander.

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

21 T hese thou didst, and I kept silent, Thou hast thought that I am like thee, I reprove thee, and set in array before thine eyes.

These things you have done and I kept silent; you thought I was once entirely like you. But I will reprove you and put in order before your eyes.

22 U nderstand this, I pray you, Ye who are forgetting God, Lest I tear, and there is no deliverer.

Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

23 H e who is sacrificing praise honoureth Me, As to him who maketh a way, I cause him to look on the salvation of God!

He who brings an offering of praise and thanksgiving honors and glorifies Me; and he who orders his way aright, to him I will demonstrate the salvation of God.