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El, God, the LORD has spoken and summoned the earth to come From the east and west From צִיּוֹן the most beautiful of all places God has come in splendor May our God come and not be silent Consuming fire goes ahead of him And all around him a storm rages He summons the heavens above as well as the earth So that he might judge his people He says assemble my covenant people before me Those who ratified a covenant with me by sacrifice
The heavens declare his fairness for God is judge He says listen, my people, I am speaking Listen, יִשְׂרָאֵל, I am accusing you I am God, your God I am God, your God I am not condemning you because of your sacrifices Or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me I do not need to take a bull from your household Or goats from your sheepfolds
For every wild animal in the forest belongs to me As well as the cattle that graze on a thousand hills I keep track of every bird in the hills And the insects of the field are mine Even if I were hungry I would not tell you For the world and all it contains belong to me Do I eat the flesh of bulls Do I drink the blood of goats
Present to God a thank offering Repay your vows to the Most High Pray to me when you are in trouble I will deliver you and you will honor me Present to God a thank offering Repay your vows to the Most High
God says to the evildoer How can you declare my commands and talk about my covenant For you HATE instruction and reject my words When you see a thief you join him You associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives You do DAMAGE with words and use your tongue to deceive You plot against your brother You slander your own brother
When you did these things I was silent So you thought I was exactly like YOU
But now I will condemn you And state my case against you Carefully consider this, you who reject God Otherwise I will rip you to shreds And no one will be able to rescue you
Whoever presents a thank offering honors me To whoever obeys my commands I will reveal my power to deliver