| King James Bible | New International Version |
| 1A Psalm of Asaph. The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. | 1A psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets. |
| 2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. | 2From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. |
| 3Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. | 3Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him a tempest rages. |
| 4He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. | 4He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that he may judge his people: |
| 5Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. | 5"Gather to me this consecrated people, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice." |
| 6And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah. | 6And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for he is a God of justice. |
| 7Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God. | 7"Listen, my people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel: I am God, your God. |
| 8I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me. | 8I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me. |
| 9I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds. | 9I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens, |
| 10For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. | 10for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. |
| 11I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine. | 11I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine. |
| 12If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. | 12If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it. |
| 13Will 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? |
| 14Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: | 14"Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High, |
| 15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. | 15and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me." |
| 16But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? | 16But to the wicked person, God says: "What right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips? |
| 17Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee. | 17You hate my instruction and cast my words behind you. |
| 18When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. | 18When you see a thief, you join with him; you throw in your lot with adulterers. |
| 19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. | 19You use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit. |
| 20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son. | 20You sit and testify against your brother and slander your own mother's son. |
| 21These 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. | 21When you did these things and I kept silent, you thought I was exactly like you. But I now arraign you and set my accusations before you. |
| 22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. | 22"Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you: |
| 23Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God. | 23Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me, and to the blameless I will show my salvation." |
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