Verse 16
Psalms 50:16
Literal Standard Version
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And to the wicked God (Elohim) has said: What to you—to recount My statutes? That you lift up My covenant on your mouth?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/לָ֤/רָשָׁ֨ע אָ֘מַ֤ר אֱלֹהִ֗ים מַה לְּ֭/ךָ לְ/סַפֵּ֣ר חֻקָּ֑/י וַ/תִּשָּׂ֖א בְרִיתִ֣/י עֲלֵי פִֽי/ךָ
English Translation
And to the wicked God said, "What do you have to declare My statutes, and you have taken My covenant upon your mouth?"
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Chapter 50 Context
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A PSALM OF ASAPH. The God (Elohim) of gods—YHWH—has spoken, || And He calls to the earth || From the...
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From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God (Elohim) shone.
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Our God (Elohim) comes, and is not silent, || Fire devours before Him, || And around Him it has been...
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He calls to the heavens from above, || And to the earth, to judge His people.
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Gather My saints to Me, || Making covenant with Me over a sacrifice.
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And the heavens declare His righteousness, || For God (Elohim) Himself is judging. Selah.
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Hear, O My people, and I speak, || O Israel, and I testify against you, || God (Elohim)—I am your Go...
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I do not reprove you for your sacrifices, || Indeed, your burnt-offerings || Are continually before...
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I do not take a bullock from your house, || Or male goats from your folds.
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For every beast of the forest is Mine, || The livestock on the hills of oxen.
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I have known every bird of the mountains, || And the wild beast of the field is with Me.
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If I am hungry I do not tell it to you, || For the world and its fullness is Mine.
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Do I eat the flesh of bulls, || And drink the blood of male goats?
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Sacrifice to God (Elohim) confession, || And complete your vows to the Most High.
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And call Me in a day of adversity, || I deliver you, and you honor Me.
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And to the wicked God (Elohim) has said: What to you—to recount My statutes? That you lift up My cov...
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Indeed, you have hated instruction, || And cast My words behind you.
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If you have seen a thief, || Then you are pleased with him, || And your portion is with adulterers.
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You have sent forth your mouth with evil, || And your tongue joins deceit together,
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You sit, you speak against your brother, || You give slander against a son of your mother.
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These you did, and I kept silent, || You have thought that I am like you, || I reprove you, and set...
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Now understand this, || You who are forgetting God (Elohim), || Lest I tear, and there is no deliver...
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He who is sacrificing praise honors Me, || As for him who makes a way, || I cause him to look on the...
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