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Psalms 48

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Psalm 48 A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.

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Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.

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It is beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth. Like the utmost heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King.

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God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress.

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When the kings joined forces, when they advanced together,

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they saw [her] and were astounded; they fled in terror.

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Trembling seized them there, pain like that of a woman in labor.

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You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish shattered by an east wind.

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As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD Almighty, in the city of our God: God makes her secure forever.

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Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.

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Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness.

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Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments.

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Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers,

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consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation.

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For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.

Psalms 49

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Psalm 49 For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

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Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world,

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both low and high, rich and poor alike:

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My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the utterance from my heart will give understanding.

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I will turn my ear to a proverb; with the harp I will expound my riddle:

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Why should I fear when evil days come, when wicked deceivers surround me--

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those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches?

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No man can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for him--

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the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough--

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that he should live on forever and not see decay.

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For all can see that wise men die; the foolish and the senseless alike perish and leave their wealth to others.

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Their tombs will remain their houses forever, their dwellings for endless generations, though they had named lands after themselves.

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But man, despite his riches, does not endure; he is like the beasts that perish.

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This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings.

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Like sheep they are destined for the grave, and death will feed on them. The upright will rule over them in the morning; their forms will decay in the grave, far from their princely mansions.

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But God will redeem my life from the grave; he will surely take me to himself.

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Do not be overawed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases;

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for he will take nothing with him when he dies, his splendor will not descend with him.

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Though while he lived he counted himself blessed-- and men praise you when you prosper--

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he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light [of life].

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A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.

Psalms 50

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Psalm 50 A psalm of Asaph.

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The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets.

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From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.

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Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him a tempest rages.

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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 consecrated ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice."

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And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God himself is judge.

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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 or your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.

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I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens,

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for every animal of the forest is mine, and 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 all that is in it.

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Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?

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Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High,

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and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me."

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But to the wicked, God says: "What right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips?

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You hate my instruction and cast my words behind you.

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When you see a thief, you join with him; you throw in your lot with adulterers.

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You use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.

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You speak continually against your brother and slander your own mother's son.

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These things you have done and I kept silent; you thought I was altogether like you. But I will rebuke you and accuse you to your face.

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"Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with none to rescue:

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He who sacrifices thank offerings honors me, and he prepares the way so that I may show him the salvation of God."

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.

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