True Worship
1 The Almighty God, the Lord, speaks;
he calls to the whole earth from east to west.
2 God shines from Zion,
the city perfect in its beauty.
3 Our God is coming, but not in silence;
a raging fire is in front of him,
a furious storm around him.
4 He calls heaven and earth as witnesses
to see him judge his people.
5 He says, “Gather my faithful people to me,
those who made a covenant with me by offering a sacrifice.”
6 The heavens proclaim that God is righteous,
that he himself is judge.
7 “Listen, my people, and I will speak;
I will testify against you, Israel.
I am God, your God.
8 I do not reprimand you because of your sacrifices
and the burnt offerings you always bring me.
9 And yet I do not need bulls from your farms
or goats from your flocks;
10 all the animals in the forest are mine
and the cattle on thousands of hills.
11 All the wild birds are mine
and all living things in the fields.
12 “If I were hungry, I would not ask you for food,
for the world and everything in it is mine.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
14 Let the giving of thanks be your sacrifice to God,
and give the Almighty all that you promised.
15 Call to me when trouble comes;
I will save you,
and you will praise me.”
16 But God says to the wicked,
“Why should you recite my commandments?
Why should you talk about my covenant?
17 You refuse to let me correct you;
you reject my commands.
18 You become the friend of every thief you see,
and you associate with adulterers.
19 “You are always ready to speak evil;
you never hesitate to tell lies.
20 You are ready to accuse your own relatives
and to find fault with them.
21 You have done all this, and I have said nothing,
so you thought that I am like you.
But now I reprimand you
and make the matter plain to you.
22 “Listen to this, you that ignore me,
or I will destroy you,
and there will be no one to save you.
23 Giving thanks is the sacrifice that honors me,
and I will surely save all who obey me.”
Dievam tīkams upuris
1 Āsāfa psalms .
Dievu Dievs Kungs runā un sauc zemi
no saules lēkta līdz rietam.
2 No Ciānas, skaistuma mēra, Dievs staro!
3 Nāk mūsu Dievs un neklusē –
viņam pa priekšu iet rijēja uguns,
viņam visapkārt stipra vētra!
4 Viņš sauc debesīm augšā
un zemei, lai tiesātu savu tautu:
5 pulcējiet pie manis uzticīgos,
kas upurēdami slēdza ar mani derību!
6 Debesis vēstī viņa taisnīgumu,
jo Dievs ir tiesnesis!
7 Klausies, mana tauta, es runāšu,
Israēl, es liecināšu pret tevi –
es esmu Dievs, tavs Dievs!
8 Ne par upuriem es tevi rāju –
tavi sadedzināmie upuri man priekšā vienmēr,
9 man nevajag vērsi no tava nama,
nedz āžus no taviem aplokiem,
10 jo man pieder visi meža zvēri
un lopi, kas tūkstoš kalnos,
11 es zinu visus kalnu putnus,
un visi lauka kustoņi ir mani!
12 Ja būtu izsalcis, es tev neprasītu,
jo man pieder pasaule un viss, kas tajā!
13 Vai tad es ēdu vēršu gaļu,
vai tad es dzeru āžu asinis?
14 Upurē Dievam pateicību,
maksā Visuaugstajam, ko apsolījis,
15 un tad piesauc mani posta dienā –
es tevi glābšu, un tu godāsi mani!
16 Bet ļaundarim Dievs saka:
kā uzdrīksties manus likumus piesaukt
un manu derību pieminēt,
17 tu, kas ienīsti pārmācību
un laid manus vārdus gar ausīm?!
18 Tu ieraugi zagli, un viņš tev tīk,
ar laulības pārkāpējiem tu esi kopā!
19 Muti tu palaid uz ļaunu,
un tava mēle pin melus.
20 Tu sēdi un baumo par savu brāli,
savas mātes dēlam tu neslavu cel.
21 Tā tu dari, un es lai klusēju?!
Tev šķiet, ka es esmu kā tu?!
Es rāšu tevi un tiesāšos pret tevi!
22 Ņemiet to vērā, Dievu aizmirsušie,
ka jūs nesaplosu, – glābēja nebūs!
23 Kas upurē pateicību, tas mani godā,
kas nosprauž ceļu, tam parādīšu, ka Dievs glābj!
