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Psalm 50-51
English Standard Version
Psalm 50-51
English Standard Version
God Himself Is Judge
A Psalm of (A)Asaph.
50 (B)The Mighty One, God the Lord,
speaks and summons the earth
(C)from the rising of the sun to its setting.
2 Out of Zion, (D)the perfection of beauty,
(E)God shines forth.
3 Our God comes; he (F)does not keep silence;[a]
before him is a devouring (G)fire,
around him a mighty tempest.
4 (H)He calls to the heavens above
and to the earth, that he may judge his people:
5 “Gather to me my faithful ones,
who made (I)a covenant with me by sacrifice!”
6 (J)The heavens declare his righteousness,
for (K)God himself is judge! Selah
7 (L)“Hear, O my people, and I will speak;
O Israel, I will testify against you.
(M)I am God, your God.
8 Not for your sacrifices (N)do I rebuke you;
your burnt offerings are continually before me.
9 I will not accept a bull from your house
or goats from your folds.
10 For every beast of the forest is mine,
the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 (O)I know all the birds of the hills,
and all that moves in the field is mine.
12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
(P)for the world and its fullness are mine.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
14 (Q)Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving,[b]
and (R)perform your vows to the Most High,
15 and (S)call upon me in the day of trouble;
I will (T)deliver you, and you shall (U)glorify me.”
16 But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to recite my statutes
or take my covenant on your lips?
17 (V)For you hate discipline,
(W)and you cast my words behind you.
18 If you see a thief, (X)you are pleased with him,
(Y)and you keep company with adulterers.
19 “You give your mouth free rein for evil,
(Z)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 (AA)have been silent;
you thought that I[c] was one like yourself.
But now I (AB)rebuke you and (AC)lay the charge before you.
22 “Mark this, then, you who (AD)forget God,
lest I tear you apart, and there be (AE)none to deliver!
23 The one who (AF)offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me;
to one who (AG)orders his way rightly
I will show the (AH)salvation of God!”
Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when (AI)Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
51 (AJ)Have mercy on me,[d] O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your (AK)abundant mercy
(AL)blot out my transgressions.
2 (AM)Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and (AN)cleanse me from my sin!
3 (AO)For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 (AP)Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil (AQ)in your sight,
(AR)so that you may be justified in your words
and blameless in your judgment.
5 Behold, (AS)I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, you delight in truth in (AT)the inward being,
and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
7 Purge me (AU)with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
(AV)wash me, and I shall be (AW)whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
(AX)let the bones (AY)that you have broken rejoice.
9 (AZ)Hide your face from my sins,
and (BA)blot out all my iniquities.
10 (BB)Create in me a (BC)clean heart, O God,
and (BD)renew a right[e] spirit within me.
11 (BE)Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not (BF)your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will (BG)return to you.
14 Deliver me from (BH)bloodguiltiness, O God,
O (BI)God of my salvation,
and (BJ)my tongue will sing aloud of your (BK)righteousness.
15 O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
16 (BL)For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are (BM)a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
18 (BN)Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
(BO)build up the walls of Jerusalem;
19 then will you delight in (BP)right sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and (BQ)whole burnt offerings;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.
Footnotes
- Psalm 50:3 Or May our God come, and not keep silence
- Psalm 50:14 Or Make thanksgiving your sacrifice to God
- Psalm 50:21 Or that the I am
- Psalm 51:1 Or Be gracious to me
- Psalm 51:10 Or steadfast
Psalm 50-51
New International Version
Psalm 50-51
New International Version
Psalm 50
A psalm of Asaph.
1 The Mighty One, God, the Lord,(A)
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to where it sets.(B)
2 From Zion,(C) perfect in beauty,(D)
God shines forth.(E)
3 Our God comes(F)
and will not be silent;(G)
a fire devours(H) before him,(I)
and around him a tempest(J) rages.
4 He summons the heavens above,
and the earth,(K) that he may judge his people:(L)
5 “Gather to me this consecrated people,(M)
who made a covenant(N) with me by sacrifice.”
6 And the heavens proclaim(O) his righteousness,
for he is a God of justice.[a][b](P)
7 “Listen, my people, and I will speak;
I will testify(Q) against you, Israel:
I am God, your God.(R)
8 I bring no charges(S) against you concerning your sacrifices
or concerning your burnt offerings,(T) which are ever before me.
9 I have no need of a bull(U) from your stall
or of goats(V) from your pens,(W)
10 for every animal of the forest(X) is mine,
and the cattle on a thousand hills.(Y)
11 I know every bird(Z) in the mountains,
and the insects in the fields(AA) are mine.
12 If I were hungry I would not tell you,
for the world(AB) is mine, and all that is in it.(AC)
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
14 “Sacrifice thank offerings(AD) to God,
fulfill your vows(AE) to the Most High,(AF)
15 and call(AG) on me in the day of trouble;(AH)
I will deliver(AI) you, and you will honor(AJ) me.”
16 But to the wicked person, God says:
“What right have you to recite my laws
or take my covenant(AK) on your lips?(AL)
17 You hate(AM) my instruction
and cast my words behind(AN) you.
18 When you see a thief, you join(AO) with him;
you throw in your lot with adulterers.(AP)
19 You use your mouth for evil
and harness your tongue to deceit.(AQ)
20 You sit and testify against your brother(AR)
and slander your own mother’s son.
21 When you did these things and I kept silent,(AS)
you thought I was exactly[c] like you.
But I now arraign(AT) you
and set my accusations(AU) before you.
22 “Consider this, you who forget God,(AV)
or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:(AW)
23 Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me,
and to the blameless[d] I will show my salvation.(AX)”
Psalm 51[e]
For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.(AY)
1 Have mercy(AZ) on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;(BA)
according to your great compassion(BB)
blot out(BC) my transgressions.(BD)
2 Wash away(BE) all my iniquity
and cleanse(BF) me from my sin.
3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me.(BG)
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned(BH)
and done what is evil in your sight;(BI)
so you are right in your verdict
and justified when you judge.(BJ)
5 Surely I was sinful(BK) at birth,(BL)
sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
you taught me wisdom(BM) in that secret place.(BN)
7 Cleanse(BO) me with hyssop,(BP) and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.(BQ)
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;(BR)
let the bones(BS) you have crushed rejoice.
9 Hide your face from my sins(BT)
and blot out(BU) all my iniquity.
10 Create in me a pure heart,(BV) O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.(BW)
11 Do not cast me(BX) from your presence(BY)
or take your Holy Spirit(BZ) from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation(CA)
and grant me a willing spirit,(CB) to sustain me.(CC)
13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,(CD)
so that sinners(CE) will turn back to you.(CF)
14 Deliver me(CG) from the guilt of bloodshed,(CH) O God,
you who are God my Savior,(CI)
and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.(CJ)
15 Open my lips, Lord,(CK)
and my mouth will declare your praise.
16 You do not delight in sacrifice,(CL) or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
17 My sacrifice,(CM) O God, is[f] a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart(CN)
you, God, will not despise.
Footnotes
- Psalm 50:6 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text for God himself is judge
- Psalm 50:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
- 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.
- Psalm 51:1 In Hebrew texts 51:1-19 is numbered 51:3-21.
- Psalm 51:17 Or The sacrifices of God are
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