| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets. | 1A psalm of Asaph. Yahweh, the God of gods speaks; He summons the earth from east to west. |
| 2From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. | 2From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God appears in radiance. |
| 3Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him. | 3Our God is coming; He will not be silent! Devouring fire precedes Him, and a storm rages around Him. |
| 4He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people: | 4On high, He summons heaven and earth in order to judge His people." |
| 5“Gather to Me My saints, who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.” | 5Gather My faithful ones to Me, those who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice." |
| 6And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah | 6The heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God is the Judge. Selah " |
| 7“Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God. | 7Listen, My people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel. I am God, your God. |
| 8I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me. | 8I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices or for your burnt offerings, which are continually before Me. |
| 9I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens, | 9I will not accept a bull from your household or male goats from your pens, |
| 10for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills. | 10for every animal of the forest is Mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. |
| 11I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine. | 11I know every bird of the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine. |
| 12If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof. | 12If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and everything in it is Mine. |
| 13Do I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? | 13Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats? |
| 14Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High. | 14Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and pay your vows to the Most High. |
| 15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.” | 15Call on Me in a day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you will honor Me." |
| 16To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips? | 16But God says to the wicked:" What right do you have to recite My statutes and to take My covenant on your lips? |
| 17For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you. | 17You hate instruction and turn your back on My words. |
| 18When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers. | 18When you see a thief, you make friends with him, and you associate with adulterers. |
| 19You unleash your mouth for evil and unharness your tongue for deceit. | 19You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue for deceit. |
| 20You sit and malign your brother; you slander your own mother’s son. | 20You sit, maligning your brother, slandering your mother's son. |
| 21You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face. | 21You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But I will rebuke you and lay out the case before you." |
| 22Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you: | 22Understand this, you who forget God, or I will tear you apart, and there will be no one to rescue you. |
| 23He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rights his way, I will show the salvation of God.” | 23Whoever sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and whoever orders his conduct, I will show him the salvation of God." |
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