Psalm 50:16-22

The Voice

¹⁶ But to those acting against Him, God says,
    “Who do you think you are?
    Listing off My laws,
    acting as if your life is in alignment with My ways?
¹⁷ For it’s clear that you despise My guidance;
    you throw My wise words over your shoulder.
¹⁸ You play with thieves,
    spend your time with adulterers.

¹⁹ Evil runs out of your mouth;
    your tongue is wrapped in deceit.
²⁰ You sit back and gossip about your brother;
    you slander your mother’s son.
²¹ While you did these things, I kept silent;
    somehow you got the idea that I was like you.
But now My silence ends, and I am going to indict you.
    I’ll state the charge against you clearly, face-to-face.

²² All you who have forgotten Me, your God, should think about what I have said,
    or I will tear you apart and leave no one to save you.