The Mighty One, God the LORD,
speaks and summons the earth
from where the sun rises to where it sets.
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From Zion, perfect in beauty,
God shines forth.
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Our God approaches and will not be silent!
Consuming fire precedes Him,
and a tempest rages around Him.
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He summons the heavens above,
and the earth, that He may judge His people:
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“Gather to Me My saints,
who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
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And the heavens proclaim His righteousness,
for God Himself is Judge.a
Selah
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“Hear, O My people, and I will speak,
O Israel, and I will testify against you:
I am God, your God.
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I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices,
and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.
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I have no need for a bull from your stall
or goats from your pens,
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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 in the mountains,
and the creatures of the field are Mine.
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If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof.
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Do I eat the flesh of bulls,
or drink the blood of goats?
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Sacrifice a thank offering to God,
and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
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Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”