14. Offer God a sacrifice of thanksgiving!Fulfill the promisesyou made to the Most High!
15. Cry out to me whenever you are in trouble;I will deliver you, then you will honor me."
16. But to the wicked God says,"Why do you talk about my laws?Why do you even mention my covenant?
17. You hate discipline, andyou toss my words behind your back.
18. You make friends with thieves whenever you see one;you spend your time with adulterers.
19. You set your mouth free to do evil,then harness your tongue to tell lies.
20. You sit around, talking about your own siblings;you find fault with the children of your very own mother.
21. You’ve done these things and I’ve kept quiet.You thought I was just like you!But now I’m punishing you;I’m laying it all out, right in front of your face.
22. So consider this carefully, all you who forget God,or I’ll rip you to pieces with no one to deliver you:
23. The one who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving is the one who honors me.And it is to the one who charts the correct path that I will show divine salvation."