Oct 18, 2018
1 The Mighty One, God, the Lord,
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to where it
sets.
2 From Zion, perfect in
beauty,
God shines forth.
3 Our God comes
and will not be silent;
a fire devours before
him,
and around him a
tempest rages.
4 He summons the heavens above,
and the earth, that he may judge his
people:
5 “Gather to me this consecrated
people,
who made a covenant with me by
sacrifice.”
6 And the heavens proclaim his
righteousness,
for he is a God of justice.[a][b]
7 “Listen, my
people, and I will speak;
I will testify against you,
Israel:
I am God, your God.
8 I bring no charges against you
concerning your sacrifices
or concerning your burnt offerings, which are
ever before me.
9 I have no need of a bull from your
stall
or of goats from your pens,
10 for every animal of the forest is
mine,
and the cattle on a thousand
hills.
11 I know every bird in the
mountains,
and the insects in the fields are
mine.
12 If I were hungry I would not tell
you,
for the world is mine, and all that is in
it.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
14 “Sacrifice
thank offerings to God,
fulfill your vows to the Most
High,
15 and call on me in the day of
trouble;
I will deliver you, and you will
honor me.”