Psalms 50:11

11 "I know every ¹bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine.

Psalms 50:11 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 50:11

I know all the fowls of the mountains
God not only knows them, but takes care of them; not a sparrow fails to the ground without his knowledge, and all the fowls of the air are fed by him, ( Matthew 10:29 ) ( 6:26 ) ; and therefore needed not their turtledoves and young pigeons, which were the only fowls used in sacrifice;

and the wild beasts of the field [are] mine;
which are mentioned in opposition to domestic ones, such as they had in their houses or folds, ( Psalms 50:9 ) .

Psalms 50:11 In-Context

9 "I shall take no young bull out of your house Nor male goats out of your folds.

10 "For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills.

11 "I know every bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine.

12 "If I were hungry I would not tell you, For the world is Mine, and all it contains.

13 "Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats?

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 6:26

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "in My mind;" lit "with Me"