1. The lord, the Mighty One, is God,and he has spoken;he has summoned all humanityfrom where the sun rises to where it sets.
2. From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty,God shines in glorious radiance.
3. Our God approaches,and he is not silent.Fire devours everything in his way,and a great storm rages around him.
4. He calls on the heavens above and earth belowto witness the judgment of his people.
5. “Bring my faithful people to me—those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices.”
6. Then let the heavens proclaim his justice,for God himself will be the judge.Interlude
7. “O my people, listen as I speak.Here are my charges against you, O Israel:I am God, your God!
8. I have no complaint about your sacrificesor the burnt offerings you constantly offer.
9. But I do not need the bulls from your barnsor the goats from your pens.