THE mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
4 He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.
5 Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.
7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.
8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.
9 I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.
10 For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.
11 I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
14 Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
18 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.
19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
20 Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.
21 These 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.
22 Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

 

1A Psalme of Asaph. The mightie God, euen the Lord hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sunne, vnto the going downe thereof.

2Out of Sion the perfection of beautie, God hath shined.

3Our God shall come, and shall not keepe silence: a fire shall deuoure before him, and it shalbe very tempestuous round about him.

4He shall call to the heauens from aboue, and to the earth, that hee may iudge his people.

5Gather my Saints together vnto mee: those that haue made a couenant with me, by sacrifice.

6And the heauens shall declare his righteousnes; for God is iudge himselfe. Selah.

7Heare, O my people, and I will speake, O Israel, and I will testifie against thee; I am God, euen thy God.

8I will not reproue thee for thy sacrifices, or thy burnt offerings, to haue bene continually before me.

9I will take no bullocke out of thy house, nor hee goates out of thy folds.

10For euery beast of the forrest is mine, and the cattell vpon a thousand hilles.

11I know all the foules of the mountaines: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.

12If I were hungry, I would not tell thee, for the world is mine, and the fulnesse thereof.

13Will I eate the flesh of bulles, or drinke the blood of goats?

14Offer vnto God thankesgiuing, and pay thy vowes vnto the most high.

15And call vpon mee in the day of trouble; I will deliuer thee, and thou shalt glorifie me.

16But vnto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to doe, to declare my Statutes, or that thou shouldest take my Couenant in thy mouth?

17Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behinde thee.

18When thou sawest a thiefe, then thou consentedst with him, and hast bene partaker with adulterers.

19Thou giuest thy mouth to euill, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine owne mothers sonne.

21These things hast thou done, and I kept silence: thou thoughtest that I was altogether such a one as thy selfe: but I will reproue thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I teare you in pieces, and there be none to deliuer.

23Who so offereth praise, glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conuersation aright, will I shew the saluation of God.

I == Neh 9:32 ; Isa 9:6 ; Jer 32:18

II == Deut 33:2 ; Ps 48:2 ; 80:1

III == Lev 10:2 ; Num 16:35 ; Ps 97:3 ; Dan 7:10

IV == Deut 4:26 ; 31:28 ; 32:1 ; Isa 1:2 ; Mic 6:1-2

V == Ex 24:7 ; Deut 33:3 ; Isa 13:3

VI == Ps 75:7 ; 97;6

VII == Ex 20:2 ; Ps 81:8

 

VIII == Isa 1:11 ; Jer 7:22 ; Hos 6:6l

IX == Mic 6:6 ; Acts 17:25

 

 

 

XII == Ex 19:5 ; Deut 10:14 ; Job 41:11

 

XIV == Deut 23:21 ; Job 22:27 ; Ps 76:11 ; Ecc 5:4-5 ; Hos 14:2 ; Heb 13:15

XV == Job 22:27 ; Ps 22:23 ; 50:23 ; 91:15 ; 107:6 , 13 , 19 , 28 ; Zech 13:9

XVII == Neh 9:26 ; Rom 2:21-22

XVIII == Rom 1:32 ; 1st Tim 5:22

 

 

 

XXI == Isa 26:10 ; 57:11 ; Rom 2:4

 

XXII == Isa 51:13

 

 

XXIII == Ps 27:6 ; Rom 12:1 ; Gal 6:16

1 A psalm of Asaph. The God of gods, the LORD, has spoken and summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.

2 From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.

3 Our God comes and will not be silent! Devouring fire precedes him, it rages strongly around him.

4 He calls to the heavens above and to the earth to judge his people:

5 “Gather my loyal ones to me, those who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”

6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God himself is the judge.

7 “Listen, my people, I will speak; Israel, I will testify against you; God, your God, am I.

8 Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you, your burnt offerings are always before me.

9 I will not take a bullock from your house, or he-goats from your folds.

10 For every animal of the forest is mine, beasts by the thousands on my mountains.

11 I know every bird in the heights; whatever moves in the wild is mine.

12 Were I hungry, I would not tell you, for mine is the world and all that fills it.

13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of he-goats?

14 Offer praise as your sacrifice to God; fulfill your vows to the Most High.

15 Then call on me on the day of distress; I will rescue you, and you shall honor me.”

16 But to the wicked God says: “Why do you recite my commandments and profess my covenant with your mouth?

17 You hate discipline; you cast my words behind you!

18 If you see a thief, you run with him; with adulterers you throw in your lot.

19 You give your mouth free rein for evil; you yoke your tongue to deceit.

20 You sit and speak against your brother, slandering your mother’s son.

21 When you do these things should I be silent? Do you think that I am like you? I accuse you, I lay out the matter before your eyes.

22 “Now understand this, you who forget God, lest I start ripping apart and there be no rescuer.

23 Those who offer praise as a sacrifice honor me; I will let him whose way is steadfast look upon the salvation of God.”

This Psalm by Asaph speaks of God the mighty judge, v 6. In v 7-15 God does not reprove them for offering the many sacrifices, though it was mere formalism and He didn’t need them. What He wanted was their true praise in thank offerings.

IN VERSES 16-23 GOD REBUKES THEIR HYPOCRISY IN APPEARING RIGHTEOUS, BUT TAKING PART IN OR TOLERATING EVIL. HE URGES THEM TO CHANGE THEIR WAYS BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. HE WANTED THEM TO WORSHIP IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH. Jn. 4:24.