Psalm 50:12-14
New English Translation
12 Even if I were hungry, I would not tell you,
for the world and all it contains belong to me.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls?
Do I drink the blood of goats?[a]
14 Present to God a thank offering.
Repay your vows to the Most High.[b]
Footnotes
- Psalm 50:13 tn The rhetorical questions assume an emphatic negative response, “Of course not!”
- Psalm 50:14 sn The divine title “Most High” (עֶלְיוֹן, ʿelyon) pictures God as the exalted ruler of the universe who vindicates the innocent and judges the wicked. See especially Pss 7:17; 9:2; 18:13; 21:7; 47:2.
Psalm 50:12-14
New King James Version
12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you;
(A)For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.
13 (B)Will I eat the flesh of bulls,
Or drink the blood of goats?
14 (C)Offer to God thanksgiving,
And (D)pay your vows to the Most High.
Psalm 50:12-14
King James Version
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:
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Psalm 50:12-14
English Standard Version
12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
(A)for the world and its fullness are mine.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
14 (B)Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving,[a]
and (C)perform your vows to the Most High,
Footnotes
- Psalm 50:14 Or Make thanksgiving your sacrifice to God
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