Psalms 50

God the Judge of the Righteous and the Wicked.

1 1The Mighty One, God, the LORD, has spoken, And summoned the earth 2from the rising of the sun to its setting.
2 Out of Zion, 3the perfection of beauty, God 4has shone forth.
3 May our God 5come and not keep silence; 6Fire devours before Him, And it is very 7tempestuous around Him.
4 He 8summons the heavens above *, And the earth, to judge His people:
5 "Gather My 9godly ones to Me, Those who have made a 10covenant with Me by 11sacrifice."
6 And the 12heavens declare His righteousness, For 13God Himself is judge. Selah.
7 "14Hear, O My people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you; I am God, 15your God.
8 "I do 16not reprove you for your sacrifices, And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.
9 "I shall take no 17young bull out of your house Nor male goats out of your folds.
10 "For 18every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills.
11 "I know every 19bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine.
12 "If I were hungry I would not tell you, For the 20world is Mine, and all it contains.
13 "Shall I eat the flesh of 21bulls Or drink the blood of male goats?
14 "Offer to God 22a sacrifice of thanksgiving And 23pay your vows to the Most High;
15 24Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall 25rescue you, and you will 26honor Me."
16 But to the wicked God says, "What right have you to tell of My statutes And to take 27My covenant in your mouth?
17 "For you 28hate discipline, And you 29cast My words behind you.
18 "When you see a thief, you 30are pleased with him, And you 31associate with adulterers.
19 "You 32let your mouth loose in evil And your 33tongue frames deceit.
20 "You sit and 34speak against your brother; You slander * your own mother's son.
21 "These things you have done and 35I kept silence; You thought that I was just like you; I will 36reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.
22 "Now consider this, you who 37forget God, Or I will 38tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.
23 "He who 39offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who 40orders his way aright I shall 41show the salvation of God."

Cross References 41

  • 1. Joshua 22:22
  • 2. Psalms 113:3
  • 3. Psalms 48:2; Lamentations 2:15
  • 4. Deuteronomy 33:2; Psalms 80:1; Psalms 94:1
  • 5. Psalms 96:13
  • 6. Leviticus 10:2; Numbers 16:35; Psalms 97:3; Daniel 7:10
  • 7. Psalms 18:12, 13
  • 8. Deuteronomy 4:26; Deuteronomy 31:28; Deuteronomy 32:1; Isaiah 1:2
  • 9. Psalms 30:4; Psalms 37:28; Psalms 52:9
  • 10. Exodus 24:7; 2 Chronicles 6:11; Psalms 25:10
  • 11. Psalms 50:8
  • 12. Psalms 89:5; Psalms 97:6
  • 13. Psalms 75:7; Psalms 96:13
  • 14. Psalms 49:1; Psalms 81:8
  • 15. Exodus 20:2; Psalms 48:14
  • 16. Psalms 40:6; Psalms 51:16; Isaiah 1:11; Hosea 6:6
  • 17. Psalms 69:31
  • 18. Psalms 104:24
  • 19. Matthew 6:26
  • 20. Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 10:14; Psalms 24:1; 1 Corinthians 10:26
  • 21. Psalms 50:9
  • 22. Psalms 27:6; Psalms 69:30; Psalms 107:22; Psalms 116:17; Hosea 14:2; Romans 12:1; Hebrews 13:15
  • 23. Numbers 30:2; Deuteronomy 23:21; Psalms 22:25; Psalms 56:12; Psalms 61:8; Psalms 65:1; Psalms 76:11
  • 24. Psalms 91:15; Psalms 107:6, 13; Zechariah 13:9
  • 25. Psalms 81:7
  • 26. Psalms 22:23
  • 27. Isaiah 29:13
  • 28. Proverbs 5:12; Proverbs 12:1; Romans 2:21, 22
  • 29. 1 Kings 14:9; Nehemiah 9:26
  • 30. Romans 1:32
  • 31. 1 Timothy 5:22
  • 32. Psalms 10:7
  • 33. Psalms 36:3; Psalms 52:2
  • 34. Job 19:18; Matthew 10:21
  • 35. Ecclesiastes 8:11; Isaiah 42:14; Isaiah 57:11
  • 36. Psalms 90:8
  • 37. Job 8:13; Psalms 9:17
  • 38. Psalms 7:2
  • 39. Psalms 50:14
  • 40. Psalms 85:13
  • 41. Psalms 91:16

Footnotes 9

  • [a]. "Selah" may mean: "Pause, Crescendo" or "Musical interlude"
  • [b]. Or "to"
  • [c]. Or "in My mind;" lit "with Me"
  • [d]. Lit "its fullness"
  • [e]. Lit "strong ones"
  • [f]. Some ancient versions read "run together"
  • [g]. Lit "your part is with"
  • [h]. Lit "send"
  • [i]. Lit "sets"

Psalms 50 Commentaries

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