Psalms:50

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* «A Psalm of (note :)Who was either the author , or a chief singer , to whom it was committed .(:note ) Asaph .» The mighty God , [even ] the LORD , hath spoken , and called the To plead against his deceitful people before heaven and earth . earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof . * Out of Zion , the (note :)Because God had chosen it to have his Name there called on and also his image shines there in the doctrine of the law .(:note ) perfection of beauty , God hath shined . * Our God shall come , and shall not keep silence : a (note :)As when God gave his law in mount Sinai he appeared terrible with thunder and tempest , so will he appear terrible to take account for the keeping of it .(:note ) fire shall devour before him , and it shall be very tempestuous round about him . * He shall call to the heavens from above , and to (note :)As witnessing against the hypocrites .(:note ) the earth , that he may judge his people . * Gather my (note :)God in respect to his elect calls the whole body holy , saints and his people .(:note ) saints together unto me ; those that have made a covenant with me by Who should know that sacrifices are sealed by the covenant between God and his people , and not set religion in it . sacrifice . * And the heauens shall declare his righteousnes : for God is iudge himselfe . Selah . * Heare , O my people , and I wil speake : heare , O Israel , and I wil testifie vnto thee : for I am God , euen thy God . * I will not (note :)For I pass not for sacrifices unless the true use is there , which is to confirm your faith .(:note ) reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings , [to have been ] continually before me . * I will take no bullocke out of thine house , nor goates out of thy foldes . * * I knowe all the foules on the mountaines : and the wilde beastes of the fielde are mine . * If I bee hungry , I will not tell thee : for the world is mine , and all that therein is . * * Offer unto God thanksgiving ; and (note :)Show yourself mindful of God 's benefits by thanksgiving .(:note ) pay thy vows unto the most High : * And call vpon me in the day of trouble : so will I deliuer thee , and thou shalt glorifie me . * But unto the wicked God saith , (note :)Why do you pretend to be of my people and talk of my covenant , seeing that you are a hypocrite ?(:note ) What hast thou to do to declare my statutes , or [that ] thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth ? * Seeing thou hatest (note :)To live according to my word .(:note ) instruction , and castest my words behind thee . * When thou sawest a thief , then (note :)He shows what the fruits of them who contemn God 's word are .(:note ) thou consentedst with him , and hast been partaker with adulterers . * Thou giuest thy mouth to euill , and with thy tongue thou forgest deceit . * Thou (note :)He notes the cruelty of hypocrites who in their talk or judgment do not spare their own mother 's sons .(:note ) sittest [and ] speakest against thy brother ; thou slanderest thine own mother 's son . * 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 (note :)I will write all your wicked deeds in a roll , and make you read and acknowledge them , whether you will or not .(:note ) set [them ] in order before thine eyes . * Oh cosider this , ye that forget God , least I teare you in pieces , &amp ; there be none that can deliuer you . * Whoso offereth (note :)Under which is contained faith and invocation .(:note ) praise glorifieth me : and to him that As God has appointed . ordereth [his ] conversation [aright ] will I That is , declare myself to be his Saviour . shew the salvation of God .

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