Psaume 50:22

22 Comprenez donc cela, vous qui oubliez Dieu, de peur que je ne déchire et que personne ne délivre!

Psaume 50:22 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 50:22

Now consider this
The evils that had been committed, and repent of them; for repentance is an after thought and reconsideration of sin, and humiliation for it; that the Lord, was not like them, not an approver of sin, but a reprover for it; and what would be their latter end, what all this would issue in, in case of impenitence;

ye that forget God;
that there is a God, his being, perfections, word, works, and benefits;

lest I tear [you] in pieces;
as a lion, leopard, or bear; see ( Hosea 13:7 Hosea 13:8 ) ; which was accomplished in the destruction of Jerusalem; when both their civil and ecclesiastical state were torn in pieces; their city and temple levelled with the ground, and not one stone left upon another; and they scattered about in the earth;

and [there be] none to deliver;
which denotes their utter and irreparable ruin, till the time comes they shall turn to the Lord; see ( Isaiah 42:22 ) .

Psaume 50:22 In-Context

20 Quand tu t'assieds, tu parles contre ton frère; tu diffames le fils de ta mère.
21 Voilà ce que tu as fait, et je me suis tu. Tu as cru que j'étais vraiment comme toi. Je te reprendrai, et je mettrai le tout devant tes yeux.
22 Comprenez donc cela, vous qui oubliez Dieu, de peur que je ne déchire et que personne ne délivre!
23 Celui qui offre pour sacrifice la louange, m'honore; et à celui qui règle sa voie, je ferai voir le salut de Dieu.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.