Psalms 50:16-17 in English

¹⁶ But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth,

¹⁷ Seeing that thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee?

¹⁶ Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation: and my tongue shall joyfully declare thy righteousness.

¹⁷ O Lord, thou shalt open my lips; and my mouth shall declare thy praise.

¹⁶ But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

¹⁷ Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.

¹⁶ But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

¹⁷ Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.

¹⁶ For if you desired sacrifice, I would have given it: you will not take pleasure in whole burnt offerings.

¹⁷ Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit: a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.

¹⁶ But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes; and that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth?

¹⁷ Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.

¹⁶ But I say this to the wicked people: ◄Why do you/It does not benefit you at all to► RHQ recite my commandments or talk about the agreement that I made with you,

¹⁷ because you have refused to allow me to discipline you, and you have rejected what I told you to do.

¹⁶ For if you desired sacrifice, I would have given it: you will not take pleasure in whole burnt offerings.

¹⁷ Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit: a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.

¹⁶ But to the wicked God says, “What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips,

¹⁷ since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?

¹⁶ But to the wicked God says, “What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips,

¹⁷ since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?

¹⁶ But to the wicked God says, “What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips,

¹⁷ since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?

¹⁶ But to the sinner, God says, What are you doing, talking of my laws, or taking the words of my agreement in your mouth?

¹⁷ Seeing that you have no desire for my teaching, turning your back on my words.

¹⁶ But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant into thy mouth,

¹⁷ Seeing thou hast hated correction and hast cast my words behind thee?

¹⁶ Deliver me from blood, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall extol thy justice.

¹⁷ O Lord, thou wilt open my lips: and my mouth shall declare thy praise.

¹⁶ But to the wicked God says, “What's the point of mechanically repeating my laws or making empty promises about obeying the agreement?

¹⁷ You hate my discipline, and you toss my words away, leaving them behind you.

¹⁶ But vnto the wicked said God, What hast thou to doe to declare mine ordinances, that thou shouldest take my couenant in thy mouth,

¹⁷ Seeing thou hatest to bee reformed, and hast cast my wordes behinde thee?

¹⁶ But unto the wicked God saith: 'What hast thou to do to declare My statutes, and that thou hast taken My covenant in thy mouth?

¹⁷ Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest My words behind thee.

¹⁶ But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, Or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

¹⁷ Seeing thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee.

¹⁶ But unto the wicked God saith, “What hast thou to do to relate my statutes, and why bearest thou my covenant upon thy mouth?

¹⁷ And yet thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.

¹⁶ Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation: And my tongue shall joyfully declare thy righteousness.

¹⁷ O Lord, thou shalt open my lips; And my mouth shall declare thy praise.

¹⁶ And to the wicked God saith, “To what purpose dost thou talk of my statutes? And why hast thou my laws upon thy lips?—

¹⁷ Thou, who hatest instruction And castest my words behind thee!

¹⁶ But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to talk of my statutes, or take my covenant into your mouth

¹⁷ while you yourself hate correction, and cast my words behind you?

¹⁶ But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to talk of my statutes, or take my covenant into your mouth

¹⁷ while you yourself hate correction, and cast my words behind you?

¹⁶ But to the wicked God says, “What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips,

¹⁷ since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?

¹⁶ But to the wicked God says, “What have you to do with declaring my statutes, that you have taken my covenant in your mouth,

¹⁷ since you hate instruction and throw my words away?

¹⁶ But to the wicked God says, “What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips,

¹⁷ since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?

¹⁶ But to the wicked God says, “What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips,

¹⁷ since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?

¹⁶ But to the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

¹⁷ Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.

¹⁶ But to the wicked God says, “What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips,

¹⁷ since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?

¹⁶ But to the wicked God says, “What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips,

¹⁷ since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?

¹⁶ But God said to the sinner, Why tellest thou out my rightfulnesses; and takest my testament by thy mouth?

¹⁷ Soothly thou hatedest lore, or discipline; and hast cast away my words behind thee.

¹⁶ But God said to the sinner, Why tellest thou out my rightfulnesses; and takest my testament by thy mouth? (But God said to the sinner, Why should thou tell out my statutes? and why hast thou my covenant in thy mouth?)

¹⁷ Soothly thou hatedest lore, or discipline; and hast cast away my words behind (thee). (Truly thou hatedest chastisement; and hast thrown away my words behind thee.)

¹⁶ And to the wicked hath God said: What to thee — to recount My statutes? That thou liftest up My covenant on thy mouth?

¹⁷ Yea, thou hast hated instruction, And dost cast My words behind thee.