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AND CALL UPON ME IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE - This is a part of real
religion as truly as praise is, Psalms 50:14. This is also the duty
and the privilege of all the true worshippers of God. To do this sho...
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Psalms 50
The Demands of a Righteous God
_ 1. His coming and His call (Psalms 50:1)_
2. The God of Israel speaks (Psalms 50:7)
3. The demands of righteousness ...
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L. GOD LOOKS TO CONDUCT RATHER THAN TO SACRIFICE. For the attitude to
sacrifice, _cf._ Psalms 40*.
PSALMS 50:1. The expected Theophany.
PSALMS 50:1. Read _mg._ with LXX. CALLED THE EARTH: since the...
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The trial begins. God is the accuser as well as the judge. Israel's
sacrifices are unexceptionable, but it is not slain beasts which the
Lord of all the earth desires, but the devotion of the heart,
e...
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What sacrifice then does God desire? Not the material sacrifices of
the altar, but the offering of the heart....
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_call upon me_&c. Prayer is the proof of trust. Cp. Psalms 20:1; yet
note that that Psalm contains a reference to the acceptableness of
material sacrifice (Psalms 50:3).
The LXX. here inserts a _Sela...
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DISCOURSE: 584
SPIRITUAL OBEDIENCE PREFERRED BEFORE SACRIFICE
Psalms 50:7. Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will
testify against thee; I am God, even thy God. I will not reprove th...
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OFFER UNTO GOD, &C.— In these two verses is expressed the
establishment of the Christian service, the spiritual oblation of
prayer and thanksgiving. By _thanksgiving_ here may be meant not only
the bl...
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PSALMS 50
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Judgment on Israel Pronounced amid the Solemnities of an Audible and
Visible Divine Manifestation.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 50:1-7, Preparations for Judgment: consisti...
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_OFFER UNTO GOD THANKSGIVING; AND PAY THY VOWS UNTO THE MOST HIGH:_
-The true sacrifices, as contrasted with the false: the duty is stated
in Psalms 50:14; the blessed result in Psalms 50:15.
Verse 1...
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The title (A PSALM OF ASAPH) is discussed in Intro, to Book 3, where
the other Pss. of Asaph are found. The present Ps. is one of solemn
warning to those who attempt to serve God by formal sacrifices...
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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(9-18) Notice the fine tone of irony that pervades this rebuke, the
best weapon against ritualistic errors....
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וּ֭ קְרָאֵנִי בְּ יֹ֣ום צָרָ֑ה
אֲ֝חַלֶּצְךָ֗...
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Psalms 50:1
This is the first of the Asaph psalms, and is separated from the other
eleven (Psalms 73:1; Psalms 74:1; Psalms 75:1;...
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SACRIFICES WHICH GOD DESIRES
Psalms 50:1
This is one of the most majestic compositions of this book. For
literary power it cannot be excelled. The psalmist hears God calling
the whole world from east...
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The singer addresses himself in the name of God to the whole earth,
that it may hear and learn an important lesson. The call is made in
the first verse. The final appeal is in verses Psalms 50:22.
The...
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_Thee. The sinner cannot testify his gratitude better, than by
promoting the conversion of others. (Worthington) --- This is a sort
of satisfaction. (Menochius) --- While engaged in sin, David could n...
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This seems to be a solemn remonstrance and expostulation with the
unbelieving and hypocritical Jews, who rested in the means, and
totally overlooked and even despised the end: who, as our Lord told
th...
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In the fifteenth verse we have first an injunction to prayer, then a
promise of its being answered, and afterwards a call to thanksgiving.
We are enjoined to pray _in the day of trouble, _but not with...
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In Psalms 50 we enter on new ground God's judgment of the people.
Jehovah the mighty God summons the whole earth; as in Psalms 51 we
have their confession of killing Christ.
The introduction of Psalms...
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AND CALL UPON ME IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE,.... This is another part of
spiritual sacrifice or worship, which is much more acceptable to God
than legal sacrifices. Invocation of God includes all parts of...
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And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou
shalt glorify me.
Ver. 15. _And call upon me_] These two, praising God for what we have,
and praying for what we want, do take up...
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_And call upon me_ Make conscience of that great duty of constant and
fervent prayer to me, which is an acknowledgment of thy subjection to
me, and of thy trust and dependance upon me, and therefore i...
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OF THE TRUE SERVICE OF GOD.
A psalm of Asaph, one of the directors of the Temple-chorus at the
time of David, distinguished for musical and poetical ability, 1
Chronicles 26. The hymn shows how the g...
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and call upon Me in the day of trouble, after the right relation has
thus been established by the proper worship. I WILL DELIVER THEE,
helping the worshiper out of all his difficulties, AND THOU SHALT...
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7-15 To obey is better than sacrifice, and to love God and our
neighbour better than all burnt-offerings. We are here warned not to
rest in these performances. And let us beware of resting in any for...
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And make conscience of that great duty of constant and fervent prayer
to me; which is an acknowledgment of thy subjection to me, and of thy
trust and dependence upon me, and therefore is pleasing to m...
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Psalms 50:15 Call H7121 (H8798) day H3117 trouble H6869 deliver H2502
(H8762) glorify H3513 (H8762)...
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GOD ADDRESSES HIS PEOPLE AS DEFENDANTS AND REVEALS THAT HE IS NOT
JUDGING THEM BECAUSE OF THE INADEQUACY OF THEIR PHYSICAL SACRIFICES,
WHICH IN FACT ARE NOT NEEDED BY HIM, BUT BECAUSE OF THE INADEQUAC...
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Psalms 50:15
We have in the text:
I. A precept for the day of trouble. God saith, "Call upon Me." (1)
This calling is a suitable recognition of Himself in His relation to
us. Is He not our Father? An...
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Psalms 50:1. The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called
the earth from the rising of the sun until the going down thereof. Out
of Zion the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Our God sh...
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A Psalm of Asaph. It is mentioned, in the life of Hezekiah, that «the
king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the
Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer,» so that v...
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In the first part of this Psalm God has solemnly expostulated with his
people as to the utter worthlessness of sacrifice and ceremony apart
from living faith in him, and holy life as its fruit; and he...
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CONTENTS: The arraignment of the ungodly and the greatness of Jehovah.
CHARACTERS: God, Asaph.
CONCLUSION: Every man shall be called to give an account of himself to
God. In that great day, He will...
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Asaph, to whom this psalm is inscribed, was a seer, as well as head of
the singers. He was also the author of twelve psalms, extremely
beautiful, and highly prophetic. He here declares that EL ELOHIM...
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_The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth,
from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof._
THE FIRST OF THE ASAPH PSALMS
This_, _the first of the Asaph psalms, is sep...
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_Call upon Me in the day of trouble, I will deliver thee, and thou
shalt glorify Me._
THE TRUE DELIVERANCE
Many an one, in the day of trouble, has called on God even with an
exceeding bitter cry, and...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 50:1. Through this psalm the worshipers
announce God’s standards for living as part of his covenant people.
The God who summons the earth (v. Psal
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 50:7 God’s people must realize that he does
not depend upon SACRIFICES in any way (v. Psalms 50:8) since he owns
the entire world (vv....
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_. “_A Psalm of Asaph_.” Asaph was “a Levite, son
of Berachiah, one of the leaders of David’s choir (1 Chronicles
6:39). Psalms 50, 73-83 are attributed to him, but probabl...
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EXPOSITION
THE psalmist announces an appearance of God to his people "out of
Zion," and a pronouncement of judgment upon them, which all heaven
(Psalms 50:4) and earth (Psalms 50:1) are called upon to...
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Psa 50:1-23 is divided into three categories. The first six verses
deal with God who is speaking. In the Hebrew it begins, "El Elohim,
Jehovah, hath spoken." God, singular; Gods, plural; and then the...
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1 Peter 4:11; 1 Peter 4:14; 2 Chronicles 33:12; 2 Chronicles 33:13;...