1 T he Mighty One, God the Lord, Has spoken and called the earth From the rising of the sun to its going down.

2 O ut of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God will shine forth.

3 O ur God shall come, and shall not keep silent; A fire shall devour before Him, And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him.

4 H e shall call to the heavens from above, And to the earth, that He may judge His people:

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

6 L et the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is Judge. Selah

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

8 I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices Or your burnt offerings, Which are continually before Me.

9 I will not take a bull from your house, Nor goats out of your folds.

10 F or every beast of the forest is Mine, And the cattle on a thousand hills.

11 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 its fullness.

13 W ill I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats?

14 O ffer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High.

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

16 B ut to the wicked God says: “What right have you to declare My statutes, Or take My covenant in your mouth,

17 S eeing you hate instruction And cast My words behind you?

18 W hen you saw a thief, you consented with him, And have been a partaker with adulterers.

19 Y ou give your mouth to evil, And your tongue frames deceit.

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

21 T hese things you have done, and I kept silent; You thought that I was altogether like you; But I will rebuke you, And set them in order before your eyes.

22 “ Now consider this, you who forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, And there be none to deliver:

23 W hoever offers praise glorifies Me; And to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God.”