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21 These things have you done, and I kept silent;
    you thought that I was indeed like you;
but I will reprove you
    and make a case before your eyes.

22 “Now consider this, you who forget God,
    lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:
23 Whoever sacrifices a thank offering
    glorifies Me and makes a way;
    I will show him the salvation of God.”

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21 When you did these things and I kept silent,(A)
    you thought I was exactly[a] like you.
But I now arraign(B) you
    and set my accusations(C) before you.

22 “Consider this, you who forget God,(D)
    or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:(E)
23 Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me,
    and to the blameless[b] I will show my salvation.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 50:21 Or thought the ‘I am’ was
  2. Psalm 50:23 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; the meaning of the Masoretic Text for this phrase is uncertain.