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21 I have kept quiet while you did these things,
    so you thought I was just like you.
But I will scold you
    and accuse you to your face.

22 “Think about this, you who forget God.
    Otherwise, I will tear you apart,
    and no one will save you.
23 Those people honor me
    who bring me offerings to show thanks.
And I, God, will save those who do that.”

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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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Footnotes

  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.