Psalm 50
1 The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
1 The Lord, even the Most Mighty | God, hath | spoken, ||
and called the world, from the rising up of the | sun un•to the | going | down there•of. ||
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
2 Out of Sion hath God appeared in | perfect | beauty. ||
3 Our God shall | come, • and shall | not keep | silence; ||
3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
there shall go before him a con- | suming | fire, ||
and a mighty tempest shall be | stirred up | round a- | bout him. ||
4 He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.
4 He shall call the | heaven • from a- | bove, ||
and the | earth, that • he may | judge his | people. ||
5 Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
5 Gather my saints to- | gether | unto • me; ||
those that have made a | cove•nant with | me with | sacri•fice. ||
6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.
6 And the heavens shall de- | clare his | righteous•ness; ||
for | God is | Judge him- | self. ||
7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.
7 Hear, O my people, and | I will | speak; ||
I myself will testify against thee, O Israel; * for | I am | God, • even | thy God. ||
8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.
8 I will not reprove thee be- | cause • of thy | sacrifices; ||
as for thy burnt- | offer•ings, they are | 3 alway be- | fore me. ||
9 I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.
9 I will take no bullock | 3 out of thine | house, ||
nor | he-goats | 3 out of thy | folds. ||
10 For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.
10 For all the beasts of the | forest • are | mine, ||
and so are the | cattle up•on a | thousand | hills. ||
11 I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.
11 I know all the | fowls up•on the | mountains, ||
and the wild beasts of the | field are | in my | sight. ||
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
12 If I be hungry, I | will not | tell thee; ||
for the whole world is | mine, and | all that | is there•in. ||
13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
13 Thinkest thou that I will | eat bulls' | flesh, ||
and | drink the | blood of | goats? ||
14 Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
14 Offer unto God thanksgiving, * and pay thy 3 vows un- | to the • Most | Highest. ||
15 And call upon me in the time of trouble; * so will I | hear • thee, and | thou shalt | praise me. ||
15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
16 But unto the un- | 3 godly saith | God, ||
Why dost thou preach my laws, and takest my | cove•nant | in thy | mouth; ||
17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
17 Whereas thou | hatest to • be re- | formed, ||
and hast | cast my | words be- | hind thee? ||
18 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.
18 When thou sawest a | thief, • thou con- | sentedst • unto him; ||
and hast been par- | taker | with • the a- | dulter•ers. ||
19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
19 Thou hast let thy | mouth speak | wicked•ness, ||
and with thy | tongue • thou hast | set • forth de- | ceit. ||
20 Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.
20 Thou sattest and spakest a- | gainst thy | brother; ||
yea, and hast | slandered • thine own | mother's | son. ||
21 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 set them in order before thine eyes.
21 These things hast thou done, and I held my tongue, * and thou thoughtest wickedly, that I am even | such a one • as thy- | self; ||
but I will reprove thee, and set be- | fore • thee the | things that • thou hast | done. ||
22 Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
22 O consider this, | ye that for•get | God, ||
lest I pluck you away, 3 and | there be | none • to de- | liver • you. ||
23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
23 Whoso offereth me thanks and | praise, he | honoureth • me; ||
and to him that ordereth his way aright, will I | 3 show the sal- | 3 vation of | God. ||
About the Pointing
The text of the Coverdale Psalter follows the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer. The pointing, suitably adapted, is taken from Charles Macpherson, Edward C. Bairstow, and Percy C. Buck, The English Psalter (Novello & Co., 1925).