Salmi 50
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Per il culto in spirito
50 Salmo. Di Asaf.
Parla il Signore, Dio degli dei,
convoca la terra da oriente a occidente.
2 Da Sion, splendore di bellezza,
Dio rifulge.
3 Viene il nostro Dio e non sta in silenzio;
davanti a lui un fuoco divorante,
intorno a lui si scatena la tempesta.
4 Convoca il cielo dall'alto
e la terra al giudizio del suo popolo:
5 «Davanti a me riunite i miei fedeli,
che hanno sancito con me l'alleanza
offrendo un sacrificio».
6 Il cielo annunzi la sua giustizia,
Dio è il giudice.
7 «Ascolta, popolo mio, voglio parlare,
testimonierò contro di te, Israele:
Io sono Dio, il tuo Dio.
8 Non ti rimprovero per i tuoi sacrifici;
i tuoi olocausti mi stanno sempre davanti.
9 Non prenderò giovenchi dalla tua casa,
né capri dai tuoi recinti.
10 Sono mie tutte le bestie della foresta,
animali a migliaia sui monti.
11 Conosco tutti gli uccelli del cielo,
è mio ciò che si muove nella campagna.
12 Se avessi fame, a te non lo direi:
mio è il mondo e quanto contiene.
13 Mangerò forse la carne dei tori,
berrò forse il sangue dei capri?
14 Offri a Dio un sacrificio di lode
e sciogli all'Altissimo i tuoi voti;
15 invocami nel giorno della sventura:
ti salverò e tu mi darai gloria».
16 All'empio dice Dio:
«Perché vai ripetendo i miei decreti
e hai sempre in bocca la mia alleanza,
17 tu che detesti la disciplina
e le mie parole te le getti alle spalle?
18 Se vedi un ladro, corri con lui;
e degli adùlteri ti fai compagno.
19 Abbandoni la tua bocca al male
e la tua lingua ordisce inganni.
20 Ti siedi, parli contro il tuo fratello,
getti fango contro il figlio di tua madre.
21 Hai fatto questo e dovrei tacere?
forse credevi ch'io fossi come te!
Ti rimprovero: ti pongo innanzi i tuoi peccati».
22 Capite questo voi che dimenticate Dio,
perché non mi adiri e nessuno vi salvi.
23 Chi offre il sacrificio di lode, questi mi onora,
a chi cammina per la retta via
mostrerò la salvezza di Dio.
Psalm 50
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!”
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 50
EasyEnglish Bible
Asaph wrote this psalm.
God is our judge[a]
50 God, the great God, the Lord, is speaking.
He is calling everybody on the earth,
from where the sun rises in the east,
to where it goes down in the west.
2 God is shining out from Zion,
that most beautiful place.
3 Our God is coming,
and he does not come quietly!
A fire burns up everything that is in front of him.
There is a great storm all round him.
4 He calls to the skies above,
and to the earth below.
They must watch while he judges his people.
5 He says, ‘Bring my people to me.
They are the people who offered sacrifices to me,
to agree our covenant.’
6 The skies above show that God is righteous,
and God himself is the judge.
Selah.
7 He says, ‘Listen to me, my people,
and I will speak to you.
I have something to say against you, Israel.
I am God, your God.
8 You offer sacrifices and burnt offerings to me all the time
but that is not why I speak against you.
9 I do not need a bull from your farm,
or goats from your fields.
10 All the wild animals of the forest belong to me!
All the cows on a thousand hills belong to me!
11 I know every bird in the mountains,
as well as all the insects.
12 Even if I did become hungry,
I would not tell you.
All the world belongs to me,
and everything that is in it.
13 Do I eat the meat of bulls? No!
Do I drink the blood of goats? No!
14 Say “thank you” to me as your offering.
Do whatever you have promised to do for me,
the Most High God.
15 Pray to me when you are in trouble.
Then I will rescue you,
and you will praise me.’[b]
16 But God says this to the wicked people:
‘It is useless for you to speak about my commands,
or about my covenant.
17 For you hate my teaching,
and you refuse to accept my message.
18 If you see a robber,
you run to help him!
You become friends with adulterers.
19 You speak about evil things,
and you are always telling lies.
20 You say bad things about your own brother,
and you speak against your own family!
21 You did all these things,
and I said nothing.
So you thought that I was as bad as you are.
But now I am warning you!
I will tell you clearly
what you have done wrong.
22 So think carefully about this,
all you people who have turned away from me.
If not, I will tear you into pieces,
and nobody will be able to save you.
23 If anyone wants to praise me,
they should say “thank you” to me as their offering.
If anyone obeys my commands,
I will show them my power to save people.’
Footnotes
- 50:1 This psalm is a picture of a court of law, where a judge decides whether someone has done right or wrong.
- 50:15 God says that there is nothing wrong with their sacrifices. But he does not need them. It is better to remember to say ‘thank you’ to God. Then he will answer his people when they pray to him for help.
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