Psalm 50:11

11 (49-11) I know all the fowls of the air: and with me is the beauty of the field.

Psalm 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 ) .

Psalm 50:11 In-Context

9 (49-9) I will not take calves out of thy house: nor he goats out of thy flocks.

10 (49-10) For all the beasts of the woods are mine: the cattle on the hills, and the oxen.

11 (49-11) I know all the fowls of the air: and with me is the beauty of the field.

12 (49-12) If I should be hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

13 (49-13) Shall I eat the flesh of bullocks? or shall I drink the blood of goats?