21 You have done these things, and I kept silent;
you thought I was just like you.(A)
But I will rebuke you
and lay out the case before you.[a](B)

22 “Understand this, you who forget God,
or I will tear you apart,
and there will be no one to rescue you.(C)
23 Whoever sacrifices a thank offering honors Me,
and whoever orders his conduct,
I will show him the salvation of God.”(D)

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  1. Psalm 50:21 Lit out before your eyes

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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  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.