Psalm 50: Deus deorum

The LORD, the God of gods, has spoken; *

he has called the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.

Out of Zion, perfect in its beauty, *

God reveals himself in glory.

Our God will come and will not keep silence; *

before him there is a consuming flame,

and round about him a raging storm.

He calls the heavens and the earth from above *

to witness the judgment of his people.

"Gather before me my loyal followers, *

those who have made a covenant with me

and sealed it with sacrifice."

Let the heavens declare the rightness of his cause; *

for God himself is judge.

Hear, O my people, and I will speak:

"O Israel, I will bear witness against you; *

for I am God, your God.

I do not accuse you because of your sacrifices; *

your offerings are always before me.

I will take no bull-calf from your stalls, *

nor he-goats out of your pens;

For all the beasts of the forest are mine, *

the herds in their thousands upon the hills.

I know every bird in the sky, *

and the creatures of the fields are in my sight.

If I were hungry, I would not tell you, *

for the whole world is mine and all that is in it.

Do you think I eat the flesh of bulls, *

or drink the blood of goats?

Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving *

and make good your vows to the Most High.

Call upon me in the day of trouble; *

I will deliver you, and you shall honor me."

But to the wicked God says: *

Why do you recite my statutes,

and take my covenant upon your lips;

Since you refuse discipline, *

and toss my words behind your back?

When you see a thief, you make him your friend, *

and you cast in your lot with adulterers.

You have loosed your lips for evil, *

and harnessed your tongue to a lie.

You are always speaking evil of your brother *

and slandering your own mother's son.

These things you have done, and I kept still, *

and you thought that I am like you."

"I have made my accusation; *

I have put my case in order before your eyes.

Consider this well, you who forget God, *

lest I rend you and there be none to deliver you.

Whoever offers me the sacrifice of thanksgiving honors me; *

but to those who keep in my way will I show the salvation of God."