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Per il culto in spirito

50 Salmo. Di Asaf.

Parla il Signore, Dio degli dei,
convoca la terra da oriente a occidente.
Da Sion, splendore di bellezza,
Dio rifulge.
Viene il nostro Dio e non sta in silenzio;
davanti a lui un fuoco divorante,
intorno a lui si scatena la tempesta.

Convoca il cielo dall'alto
e la terra al giudizio del suo popolo:
«Davanti a me riunite i miei fedeli,
che hanno sancito con me l'alleanza
offrendo un sacrificio».
Il cielo annunzi la sua giustizia,
Dio è il giudice.

«Ascolta, popolo mio, voglio parlare,
testimonierò contro di te, Israele:
Io sono Dio, il tuo Dio.
Non ti rimprovero per i tuoi sacrifici;
i tuoi olocausti mi stanno sempre davanti.
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

A psalm of Asaph.

The Mighty One, God, the Lord,(A)
    speaks and summons the earth
    from the rising of the sun to where it sets.(B)
From Zion,(C) perfect in beauty,(D)
    God shines forth.(E)
Our God comes(F)
    and will not be silent;(G)
a fire devours(H) before him,(I)
    and around him a tempest(J) rages.
He summons the heavens above,
    and the earth,(K) that he may judge his people:(L)
“Gather to me this consecrated people,(M)
    who made a covenant(N) with me by sacrifice.”
And the heavens proclaim(O) his righteousness,
    for he is a God of justice.[a][b](P)

“Listen, my people, and I will speak;
    I will testify(Q) against you, Israel:
    I am God, your God.(R)
I bring no charges(S) against you concerning your sacrifices
    or concerning your burnt offerings,(T) which are ever before me.
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)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 50:6 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text for God himself is judge
  2. Psalm 50:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
  3. Psalm 50:21 Or thought the ‘I am’ was
  4. Psalm 50:23 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; the meaning of the Masoretic Text for this phrase is uncertain.

Frömmigkeit ohne Selbstbetrug

50 Ein Lied von Asaf.

Gott, der Herr, der Mächtige, spricht;
    er ruft die Welt vom Osten bis zum Westen.
Auf dem Zion, dem schönsten aller Berge,
    erscheint Gott in strahlendem Glanz.
Ja, unser Gott kommt,
    er wird nicht länger schweigen.
Ein verheerendes Feuer lodert vor ihm her,
    um ihn tobt ein schwerer Sturm.
Himmel und Erde ruft er zu Zeugen,
    denn über sein Volk hält er Gericht:
»Versammelt alle, die zu mir gehören!«, verkündet er,
    »alle, die mit mir den Bund geschlossen haben!
    Damals schworen sie mir Treue und Gehorsam
    und bekräftigten es mit einem Opfer.«
Der Himmel kann bezeugen, dass Gott im Recht ist,
    wenn er jetzt als Richter vor sein Volk tritt:

»Höre, Israel, nun rede ich!
    Mein Volk, ich klage dich an, ich, dein Gott!
Nicht wegen deiner Schlachtopfer weise ich dich zurecht,
    auch deine Brandopfer bringst du mir regelmäßig.
Doch ich brauche deine Opfer nicht –
weder die Stiere aus deinem Stall
    noch die Böcke von deiner Weide.
10 Denn alle Tiere gehören mir ohnehin: das Wild in Wald und Feld,
    die Tiere auf den Bergen und Hügeln.
11 Ich kenne jeden Vogel unter dem Himmel
    und auch die vielen kleinen Tiere auf den Wiesen.
12 Selbst wenn ich Hunger hätte, würde ich dich um nichts bitten;
    denn die ganze Welt gehört mir und alles, was es dort gibt.
13 Denkst du wirklich, ich wollte Fleisch von Stieren essen
    und Blut von Böcken trinken?
14 Dank ist das Opfer, das ich von dir erwarte;
    erfülle die Versprechen, die du mir, dem Höchsten, gegeben hast!
15 Wenn du keinen Ausweg mehr siehst, dann rufe mich zu Hilfe!
    Ich will dich retten, und du sollst mich preisen.«

16 Wer aber Gott die Treue bricht, zu dem sagt er:
»Was erlaubst du dir eigentlich? Du sagst immer wieder meine Gebote auf
    und berufst dich auf meinen Bund.
17 Doch meine Zurechtweisung willst du nicht hören;
    du tust, was du willst, und verwirfst meine Ordnungen.
18 Mit Dieben machst du gemeinsame Sache,
    und mit Ehebrechern schließt du Freundschaft.
19 Gemeine Reden kommen dir leicht über die Lippen,
    du betrügst schon, wenn du nur den Mund aufmachst!
20 Deine Mitmenschen bringst du in Verruf,
    sogar deinen eigenen Bruder verleumdest du.

21 Bis jetzt habe ich zu deinem Treiben geschwiegen,
    darum dachtest du, ich sei wie du.
Aber nun weise ich dich zurecht
    und halte dir deine Untreue vor Augen.
22 Ihr habt mich vergessen, euren Gott. Hört doch auf das, was ich sage;
    sonst werde ich euch vernichten. Dann kommt jede Rettung zu spät!

23 Wer mir dankt, der bringt damit ein Opfer, das mich wirklich ehrt.
    Er macht den Weg frei, auf dem ich ihm Rettung bringe!«

50 The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.

Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.

I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.

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.

God the Righteous Judge

A Psalm of Asaph.

50 The (A)Mighty One, God the Lord,
Has spoken and called the earth
From the rising of the sun to its going down.
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
(B)God will shine forth.
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent;
(C)A fire shall devour before Him,
And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him.

(D)He shall call to the heavens from above,
And to the earth, that He may judge His people:
“Gather (E)My saints together to Me,
(F)Those who have [a]made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
Let the (G)heavens declare His righteousness,
For (H)God Himself is Judge. Selah

“Hear, O My people, and I will speak,
O Israel, and I will testify against you;
(I)I am God, your God!
(J)I will not [b]rebuke you (K)for your sacrifices
Or your burnt offerings,
Which are continually before Me.
(L)I will not take a bull from your house,
Nor goats out of your folds.
10 For every beast of the forest is Mine,
And the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 I know all the birds of the mountains,
And the wild beasts of the field are Mine.

12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you;
(M)For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.
13 (N)Will I eat the flesh of bulls,
Or drink the blood of goats?
14 (O)Offer to God thanksgiving,
And (P)pay your vows to the Most High.
15 (Q)Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”

16 But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to declare My statutes,
Or take My covenant in your mouth,
17 (R)Seeing you hate instruction
And cast My words behind you?
18 When you saw a thief, you (S)consented[c] with him,
And have been a (T)partaker with adulterers.
19 You give your mouth to evil,
And (U)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 kept silent;
(V)You thought that I was altogether like you;
But I will rebuke you,
And (W)set them in order before your eyes.

22 “Now consider this, you who (X)forget God,
Lest I tear you in pieces,
And there be none to deliver:
23 Whoever offers praise glorifies Me;
And (Y)to him who orders his conduct aright
I will show the salvation of God.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 50:5 Lit. cut
  2. Psalm 50:8 reprove
  3. Psalm 50:18 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. ran