Psalm 50 (Listen, My People) [feat. Nick Poppens]
Lyrics and Music by Shane Heilman
(Verse 1a)
The Mighty One, Elohim, Yahweh
He speaks and summons all the earth
From the rising of the sun to where it sets
(Verse 1b)
From Zion, perfect in beauty
God shines forth, our God comes
And He will not be silent
(Verse 1c)
A devouring fire goes before Him
And all around Him a storm rages
He calls the heavens and earth
That He may judge His own
(Verse 1d)
Gather unto me my consecrated ones
Who made a covenant with me by sacrifice
And the heavens proclaim His righteousness because
God Himself is judge
(Bridge 1a)
Listen, my people, and I will speak
I will testify against you, Israel
I am God, your God
It’s not for your sacrifices that I rebuke you
Your burnt offerings are continually before me
(Bridge 1b)
I don’t need a bull from your house
Or a goat from your folds
For every beast of the forest is mine
(Bridge 1c)
The cattle on a thousand hills
I know every bird of the hills
And all that moves in the field is mine
(Bridge 1d)
If I were hungry, I would not tell you
For the world and all its fulness are mine
Do I eat the flesh of bulls
Or drink the blood of goats?
This is what you should do
(Chorus)
Offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving
Fulfill the vows you made to the Most High
And call on me in distress, and I’ll deliver you
And you will glorify me
Offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving
Fulfill the vows you made to the Most High
And call on me in distress, and I’ll deliver you
And you will glorify me
(Bridge 2)
But to the wicked God says
(Ending 1)
What right do you have
To recite my words and talk like you’re in
Covenant with me
You hate my teaching
And you cast my words behind you
(Ending 2)
If you see a thief, you admire him
And you identify with adulterers
Your mouth pours evil
And your tongue is so full of deceit
(Ending 3)
You sit and speak against your brother
You slander your mother’s son
You’ve done all these things, and I have been silent
You thought that I was just like you
But now I rebuke you, lay the charges before you,
I accuse you to your face
(Ending 4)
Listen closely, you who forget God
Lest I tear you apart, and there be none to save
The one who offers to me a sacrifice of thanks
He will glorify me
(Ending 5)
And to the one who sets his feet upon my path
Who rearranges his life according to what’s right
I will show him the salvation of God
I will show him the salvation of God