Passage

Psalms 50.9-13

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"7. Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify unto thee: I am God, even thy God. 8. I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices; And thy burnt-offerings are continually before me."

"9. I will take no bullock out of thy house, Nor he-goats out of thy folds. 10. For every beast of the forest is mine, And the cattle upon a thousand hills. 11. I know all the birds of the mountains; And the wild beasts of the field are mine. 12. If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; For the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. 13. Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats?"

"14. Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High: 15. And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me." (Psalms 50:7-15, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"7. “Hear, my people, and I will speak; Israel, and I will testify against you. I am God, your God. 8. I don’t rebuke you for your sacrifices. Your burnt offerings are continually before me."

"9. I have no need for a bull from your stall, nor male goats from your pens. 10. For every animal of the forest is mine, and the livestock on a thousand hills. 11. I know all the birds of the mountains. The wild animals of the field are mine. 12. If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it. 13. Will I eat the meat of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?"

"14. Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High. 15. Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”" (Psalms 50:7-15, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"7. Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: 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."

"9. I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds. 10. For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. 11. I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine. ^{mine: Heb. with me} 12. If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. 13. Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?"

"14. Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: 15. And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me." (Psalms 50:7-15, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"7. Hear, O My people, and I speak, O Israel, and I testify against thee, God, thy God [am] I. 8. Not for thy sacrifices do I reprove thee, Yea, thy burnt-offerings [Are] before Me continually."

"9. I take not from thy house a bullock, From thy folds he goats. 10. For Mine [is] every beast of the forest, The cattle on the hills of oxen. 11. I have known every fowl of the mountains, And the wild beast of the field [is] with Me. 12. If I am hungry I tell not to thee, For Mine [is] the world and its fulness. 13. Do I eat the flesh of bulls, And drink the blood of he-goats?"

"14. Sacrifice to God confession, And complete to the Most High thy vows. 15. And call Me in a day of adversity, I deliver thee, and thou honourest Me." (Psalms 50:7-15, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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