Salmi 50
Nuova Riveduta 1994
I sacrifici che Dio gradisce
50 (A)Salmo di *Asaf.
Il Potente, Dio, il Signore,
ha parlato e ha convocato la terra
da oriente a occidente.
2 Da *Sion, perfetta in bellezza,
Dio è apparso nel suo fulgore.
3 Il nostro Dio viene e non se ne starà in silenzio;
lo precede un fuoco divorante,
intorno a lui infuria la tempesta.
4 Egli chiama gli alti cieli
e la terra per assistere al giudizio
del suo popolo:
5 «Radunatemi», dice, «i miei fedeli
che hanno fatto con me un patto
mediante il sacrificio».
6 I cieli proclameranno la sua giustizia,
perché Dio stesso sta per giudicare.
[Pausa]
7 «Ascolta, popolo mio, e io parlerò;
ascolta, *Israele, e io testimonierò
contro di te.
Io sono Dio, il tuo Dio.
8 Non ti rimprovero per i tuoi sacrifici;
i tuoi olocausti mi stanno sempre
davanti.
9 Non esigo tori dalla tua casa,
né capri dai tuoi ovili.
10 Sono mie infatti tutte le bestie della foresta,
mio è il bestiame che sta sui monti
a migliaia.
11 Conosco tutti gli uccelli dei monti,
e quel che si muove per la campagna
è a mia disposizione.
12 Se avessi fame, non lo direi a te,
perché mio è il mondo, con tutto quel che contiene[a].
13 Mangio forse carne di tori,
o bevo forse sangue di capri?
14 Come sacrificio offri a Dio il
ringraziamento,
e mantieni le promesse fatte al Signore;
15 poi invocami nel giorno della
sventura;
io ti salverò, e tu mi glorificherai».
16 Ma Dio dice all'empio:
«Perché vai elencando le mie leggi
e hai sempre sulle labbra il mio patto,
17 tu che detesti la disciplina
e ti getti dietro alle spalle le mie parole?
18 Se vedi un ladro, ti diletti della
sua compagnia,
e ti fai compagno degli adúlteri.
19 Abbandoni la tua bocca al male,
e la tua lingua trama inganni.
20 Ti siedi e parli contro tuo fratello,
diffami il figlio di tua madre.
21 Hai fatto queste cose, io ho taciuto,
e tu hai pensato che io fossi come te;
ma io ti riprenderò, e ti metterò tutto davanti agli occhi.
22 Capite questo, voi che dimenticate Dio,
perché io non vi laceri e nessuno
vi liberi.
23 Chi mi offre come sacrificio il
ringraziamento, mi glorifica,
e a chi regola bene il suo
comportamento,
io farò vedere la salvezza di Dio».
Footnotes
- Salmi 50:12 +Sl 24:1; +1 Co 10:26.
Psalm 50
King James Version
50 The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
4 He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.
5 Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.
7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.
8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.
9 I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.
10 For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.
11 I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
14 Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.
18 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.
19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
20 Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.
21 These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
22 Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
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
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