Psalm 50:7-15

New Century Version

⁷ God says, “My people, listen to me;
    Israel, I will testify against you.
    I am God, your God.
⁸ I do not scold you for your sacrifices.
    You always bring me your burnt offerings.
⁹ But I do not need bulls from your stalls
    or goats from your pens,
¹⁰ because every animal of the forest is already mine.
    The cattle on a thousand hills are mine.
¹¹ I know every bird on the mountains,
    and every living thing in the fields is mine.
¹² If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
    because the earth and everything in it are mine.
¹³ I don’t eat the meat of bulls
    or drink the blood of goats.
¹⁴ Give an offering to show thanks to God.
    Give God Most High what you have promised.
¹⁵ Call to me in times of trouble.
    I will save you, and you will honor me.”