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Psalms 50:10-17 GNB ...all the animals in the forest are mine and the cattle on thousands of hills. (11) All the wild birds are mine and all living things in the fields. (12) "If I were hungry, I would not ask you for food, for the world and everything in it is mine. (13) Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats? (14) Let the giving of thanks be your sacrifice to God, and give the Almighty all that you promised. (15) Call to me when trouble comes; I will save you, and you will praise me." (16) But God says to the wicked, "Why should you recite my commandments? Why should you talk about my covenant? (17) You refuse to let me correct you; you reject my commands.
Psalms 50:10-17 CEV ...Every animal in the forest belongs to me, and so do the cattle on a thousand hills. (11) I know all the birds in the mountains, and every wild creature is in my care. (12) If I were hungry, I wouldn't tell you, because I own the world and everything in it. (13) I don't eat the meat of bulls or drink the blood of goats. (14) I am God Most High! The only sacrifice I want is for you to be thankful and to keep your word. (15) Pray to me in time of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me. (16) But to the wicked I say: "You don't have the right to mention my laws or claim to keep our agreement! (17) You refused correction and rejected my commands.
Psalms 50:10-17 GW ...Every creature in the forest, even the cattle on a thousand hills, is mine. (11) I know every bird in the mountains. Everything that moves in the fields is mine. (12) If I were hungry, I would not tell you, because the world and all that it contains are mine. (13) Do I eat the meat of bulls or drink the blood of goats? (14) Bring your thanks to God as a sacrifice, and keep your vows to the Most High. (15) Call on me in times of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me." (16) But God says to wicked people, "How dare you quote my decrees and mouth my promises! (17) You hate discipline. You toss my words behind you.
Psalms 50:10-17 ESV ...For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. (11) I know all the birds of the hills, and all that moves in the field is mine. (12) "If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine. (13) Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats? (14) Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High, (15) and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me." (16) But to the wicked God says: "What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips? (17) For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you.
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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