Psalms 50:20

20 You always speak against your brother. You always tell lies about your own mother's son.

Psalms 50:20 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 50:20

Thou sittest
Either in the chair of Moses, or on the seat of judgment, in the great sanhedrim of the nation; or, as Aben Ezra paraphrases it, "in the seat of the scornful";

[and] speakest against thy brother;
even to pass sentence upon him, to put him to death for professing faith in Christ, ( Matthew 10:21 ) ;

thou slanderest thine own mother's son;
the apostles and disciples of Christ, who were their brethren and kinsmen according to the flesh; and even our Lord Jesus Christ himself, who was bone of their bone, and flesh of their flesh.

Psalms 50:20 In-Context

18 When you see a thief, you join him. You make friends with those who commit adultery.

19 You use your mouth to speak evil. You use your tongue to spread lies.

20 You always speak against your brother. You always tell lies about your own mother's son.

21 You have done those things, and I kept silent. So you thought I was just like you. But now I'm going to correct you. I will bring charges against you.

22 "You who forget God, think about this. If you don't, I will tear you to pieces. No one will be able to save you.