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Psalm 50:16-23
English Standard Version
Psalm 50:16-23
English Standard Version
16 But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to recite my statutes
or take my covenant on your lips?
17 (A)For you hate discipline,
(B)and you cast my words behind you.
18 If you see a thief, (C)you are pleased with him,
(D)and you keep company with adulterers.
19 “You give your mouth free rein for evil,
(E)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 (F)have been silent;
you thought that I[a] was one like yourself.
But now I (G)rebuke you and (H)lay the charge before you.
22 “Mark this, then, you who (I)forget God,
lest I tear you apart, and there be (J)none to deliver!
23 The one who (K)offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me;
to one who (L)orders his way rightly
I will show the (M)salvation of God!”
Footnotes
- Psalm 50:21 Or that the I am
Psalm 50:16-23
New International Version
Psalm 50:16-23
New International Version
16 But to the wicked person, God says:
“What right have you to recite my laws
or take my covenant(A) on your lips?(B)
17 You hate(C) my instruction
and cast my words behind(D) you.
18 When you see a thief, you join(E) with him;
you throw in your lot with adulterers.(F)
19 You use your mouth for evil
and harness your tongue to deceit.(G)
20 You sit and testify against your brother(H)
and slander your own mother’s son.
21 When you did these things and I kept silent,(I)
you thought I was exactly[a] like you.
But I now arraign(J) you
and set my accusations(K) before you.
Footnotes
- Psalm 50:21 Or thought the ‘I am’ was
- Psalm 50:23 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; the meaning of the Masoretic Text for this phrase is uncertain.
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