诗篇 50
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
真诚敬拜的必尊敬 神
亚萨的诗。
50 大能者 神耶和华已经说话，
从日出之地到日落之处呼唤大地。（本节在《马索拉文本》包括细字标题）
2 神从全美的锡安，
已经彰显荣光。
3 我们的 神来临，决不缄默无声；
在他面前有火燃烧，
在他四周有暴风刮起。
4 他向天上、向地下呼唤，
为要审判自己的子民，说：
5 “你们把我的圣民聚集到我这里来，
就是那些用祭物与我立约的人。”
6 诸天宣扬他的公义，
因为 神自己就是审判者。
（细拉）
7 “我的子民哪！你们要听，我要说话；
以色列啊！我要控诉你；
我是 神，是你的 神。
8 我不是因你的祭物责备你，
你的燔祭常在我面前。
9 我不从你家里取公牛，
也不从你羊圈中取公山羊。
10 因为树林中的百兽是我的，
千山上的牲畜也是我的。
11 山中的雀鸟我都认识，
田野的走兽也都属我。
12 如果我饿了，我也不用对你说；
因为世界和其中所充满的，都是我的。
13 难道我要吃公牛的肉吗？
要喝公山羊的血吗？
14 你要以感谢为祭献给 神，
又要向至高者还你的愿。
15 在患难的日子，你呼求我。
我必搭救你，你也必尊敬我。”
16 但 神对恶人说：
“你怎么敢述说我的律例，
你的口怎么敢提到我的约呢？
17 至于你，你憎恨管教，
并且把我的话丢在背后。
18 你看见盗贼的时候，就乐于和他在一起；
你又与行淫的人有分。
19 你使你的口乱说坏话，
使你的舌头编造谎言。
20 你经常毁谤你的兄弟，
诬蔑你母亲的儿子。
21 你作了这些事，我默不作声；
你以为我和你一样？
其实我要责备你，要当面指控你。
22 忘记 神的人哪！你们要思想这事，
免得我把你们撕碎，没有人能搭救。
23 凡是以感谢为祭献上的，就是尊敬我；
那预备道路的，我必使他得见 神的救恩。”
诗篇 50
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
真正的敬拜
亚萨的诗。
50 从日出之地到日落之处，
大能的上帝耶和华召唤世人。
2 上帝的光辉从完美的锡安发出。
3 我们的上帝来临，
并非悄然无声，
祂前面有烈火燃烧，
周围有暴风怒吼。
4 祂召唤天地，
为要审判祂的子民。
5 祂说：“把我忠心的子民——那些借着献祭和我立约的人招聚到我这里。”
6 诸天宣扬上帝的公义，
因为祂是审判官。（细拉）
7 祂说：“我的子民啊，听我说！
以色列啊，我要指控你！
我是上帝，是你的上帝。
8 我责怪你，不是因为你的祭物，
也不是因为你经常献给我的燔祭。
9 我不需要你棚里的公牛和圈里的山羊，
10 因为林中的百兽是我的，
群山上的牲畜是我的。
11 山中的飞鸟和田野的动物都是我的。
12 就是我饿了，也不用告诉你，
因为世界和其中的一切都是我的。
13 难道我吃公牛的肉，
喝山羊的血吗？
14 你要向上帝献上感恩祭，
向至高者恪守诺言，
15 在患难中呼求我，
我必拯救你，你必尊崇我。”
16 但上帝对恶人说：
“你怎能背诵我的律法，
谈论我的约？
17 你憎恶我的管教，
把我的话抛在脑后。
18 你见了盗贼就与他同流合污，
又喜欢与淫乱的人交往。
19 你满口恶言，谎话连篇，
20 肆意毁谤自己的同胞兄弟。
21 我对你的所作所为默然不语，
你就以为我与你是同道。
现在我要责备你，
当面指出你的罪状。
22 忘记上帝的人啊，
你们要省察，
免得我毁灭你们，
那时谁也救不了你们。
23 向我献上感恩就是尊崇我，
我必拯救走正路的人。”
Psalm 50
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 50[a]
The Worship Acceptable to God
1 A psalm of Asaph.[b]
[c]The Lord, the God of gods,[d]
has spoken and summoned the earth
from the rising of the sun to its setting.
2 From Zion, perfect in beauty,
God shines forth.
3 Our God is coming, and he will not be silent;
he is preceded by a devouring fire,
and a raging tempest surrounds him.[e]
4 He summons the heavens above
and the earth to judge his people:
5 “Gather before me my faithful servants
who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”[f]
6 The heavens proclaim his saving justice,
for God himself is the judge.[g] Selah
7 [h]“Listen, my people, and I will speak.
O Israel, I will testify against you.
I am God, your God.
8 I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices,
for your burnt offerings are constantly before me.
9 “I will not accept a young bull from your homes
or goats from your folds.
10 For all the living creatures of the forest are mine,
animals by the thousands on my hills.
11 I know every bird of the air,
and whatever moves in the fields belongs to me.
12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
for the world is mine, and all that it holds.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
14 “Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving
and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
15 Then if you cry out to me in time of trouble,
I will rescue you, and you will honor me.”
16 [i]But to the wicked God says:
“How can you recite my statutes
or profess my covenant on your lips?
17 For you loathe my instruction
and cast my words behind you.
18 “When you meet a thief, you join him;
you revel in the company of adulterers.
19 You employ your mouth for evil,
and your tongue frames deceit.
20 “You willingly speak against your brother
and slander the child of your own mother.
21 When you do such things, can I remain silent?
Do you think that I am[j] like you?
I will correct you
and set the charge before your face.
22 “Remember this, you who forget God,[k]
lest I tear you to pieces
and there be no one to rescue you.
23 He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors me;
to him who follows my way
I will show the salvation of God.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 50:1 This psalm takes the form of an indictment against God’s people for the formalistic practice of their religion and a request for sacrifices of praise accompanied by obedience. It is divided into three parts: (1) the announcement of the Lord’s arrival and the convening of the court (vv. 1-6); (2) the Lord’s words of correction (vv. 7-15); (3) his rebuke for the wicked and promise of reward or punishment (vv. 16-23). The psalm itself may have been composed for a temple liturgy for reaffirming commitment to the covenant.
In praying this psalm, we should recall that Jesus also condemned formalism. Christ does not reproach us for our external worship, our beautiful liturgical celebrations, vows, oblations, or sacrifices. However, all these must truly reflect sentiments of profound religion—“a living sacrifice that is holy and acceptable to God” (Rom 12:1). - Psalm 50:1 Asaph: probably a choral leader in the Jerusalem temple (see notes on Pss 73–89).
- Psalm 50:1 The author knows how to conjure up the whole apparatus of a divine manifestation. God himself solemnly appears to challenge those who dishonor worship and the law and to recall for them the great demands of the covenant. Israel must realize that the God of Zion is the God of Sinai (see Ex 19:16-20). It is a picture of the Last Judgment.
- Psalm 50:1 The Lord, the God of gods: in Hebrew, a threefold formula for the divine name that can also be translated as: “The Mighty One, God, the Lord.” It is found elsewhere only in Jos 22:22 (also see Deut 10:17). This psalm is notable for the seven names or other titles it uses for God (v. 1: the God of gods [or: The Mighty One], “God,” “Lord”; v. 6: “judge”; v. 14: “Most High”; v. 21: “I am”; v. 22: “God”—alternative word, Eloah).
- Psalm 50:3 The Lord is the Ruler of the universe and his appearance is attended by phenomena calculated to create awe in his subjects: fire and a tempest. When he comes in judgment, he is like a consuming fire (see Deut 4:24; 9:3; Isa 66:16; Heb 12:29); in his anger, he may also storm like a tempest (see Isa 66:15).
- Psalm 50:5 Those consecrated to the Lord had made a covenant with him that was sealed by sacrifices (see Ex 24:4-8).
- Psalm 50:6 Judge: a title for God (see Ps 94:2; Gen 18:25; Jdg 11:27).
- Psalm 50:7 Pagans might have imagined that they owed food subsidies to their gods; the Lord has no need of our earthly goods, for everything belongs to him. This diatribe against purely external worship occurs often in the Bible, notably in the Prophets (see 1 Sam 15:22; 1 Chr 29:16-19; Isa 1:10-16; 29:13f; 58:1-8; Jer 6:20; 7:21; Hos 6:6; Joel 2:12; Mic 6:5-8; Zec 7:4-6; Mal 1:10) and is also found elsewhere in the Psalter (see Pss 40:7-9; 51:18f, etc.). The passages do not condemn sacrifices or worship in general, but only the formalism that is satisfied with performing external rites. We cannot bribe God; we can only acknowledge him by prayer and thanksgiving: this was the constant attitude of Jesus toward his Father. Truly religious persons are aware of their limitations; they await everything from God and realize that they owe him everything. The Gospel will lay a heavy emphasis on this teaching (see Mt 5:23; 12:7; Mk 12:33), and Paul will in turn repeat it in his instruction on worship in spirit (Rom 12:1; Phil 2:17; 3:3).
- Psalm 50:16 Another type of formalism is to have religion or the law on one’s lips more than in one’s heart and life. There is no authentic faith unless it includes a moral commitment and notably that of justice and respect toward others: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my heavenly Father” (Mt 7:21).
- Psalm 50:21 I am: the formula that reveals the name of the Lord in the Old Testament (see Ex 3:14; Isa 41:4, 10, 14; 43:1-3, 10, 13). See notes on Mk 4:26; 6:50.
- Psalm 50:22 God: here the Hebrew is a relatively rare poetic word, Eloah, found frequently in Job (see also Pss 18:33; 139:19; Deut 32:15, 17; Hab 3:3).
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