The Psalms

[A Psalm of Asaph.] The Mighty One, God, the Lord, has spoken, And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth.

May our God come and not keep silence; Fire devours before Him, And it is very tempestuous around Him.

"Gather My godly ones to Me, Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice."

And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge. [Selah].

"Hear, O My people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you; I am God, your God.

"I do not reprove you for your sacrifices, And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.

"I shall take no young bull out of your house, Nor male goats out of your folds.

"For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills.

"I know every bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine.

"If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all it contains.

"Shall I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of male goats?

"Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High;

And call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me."