71 lines
2.2 KiB
Markdown
71 lines
2.2 KiB
Markdown
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## God Himself Is Judge
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###### 1
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The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, has spoken, And called the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
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###### 2
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Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth.
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###### 3
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May our God come and not be silent; Fire devours before Him, And a _storm_ whirls around Him.
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###### 4
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He calls the heavens above, And the earth, to render justice to His people:
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###### 5
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"Gather My holy ones to Me, Those who have cut a covenant with Me by sacrifice."
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###### 6
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And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge. Selah.
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###### 7
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"Hear, O My people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you; I am God, your God.
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###### 8
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I do not reprove you for your sacrifices, And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.
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###### 9
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I shall take no young bull out of your house Nor male goats out of your folds.
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###### 10
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For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills.
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I know every bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine.
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###### 12
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If I were hungry I would not tell you, For the world is Mine, as well as its fullness.
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###### 13
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Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats?
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###### 14
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Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High;
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###### 15
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Call upon Me in the day of distress; I shall rescue you, and you will glorify Me."
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###### 16
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But to the wicked God says, "What right have you to recount My statutes And to take My covenant in your mouth?
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###### 17
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For you hate discipline, And you cast My words behind you.
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###### 18
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When you see a thief, you are pleased with him, And you associate with adulterers.
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###### 19
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You let your mouth loose in evil And you harness your tongue for deceit.
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###### 20
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You sit and speak against your brother; You slander your own mother's son.
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###### 21
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These things you have done and I kept silent; You thought that I was just like you; I will reprove you and state _the case_ in order before your eyes.
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###### 22
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"Now consider this, you who forget God, Lest I tear _you_ in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.
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###### 23
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He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies Me; And he who orders _his_ way, I shall show the salvation of God."
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