Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 50:4
Call — To the inhabitants of them, all angels and men, whom he calls in for witnesses of the equity of his proceedings.
Call — To the inhabitants of them, all angels and men, whom he calls in for witnesses of the equity of his proceedings.
HE SHALL CALL TO THE HEAVENS FROM ABOVE - He will call on all the universe; he will summon all worlds. The meaning here is, not that he will gather those who are in heaven to be judged, but that he wi...
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 ...
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...
A solemn introduction, describing the Advent of Jehovah to judge His people. Of old He appeared at Sinai in the midst of lightnings and storm to give the Law: now He comes forth from Zion with the sam...
_He shall call to the heavens from above_ Better, in continuation of the preceding verse, Let him call to the heavens above. The object of the summons is -that he may judge his people." Heaven and ear...
HE SHALL CALL TO THE HEAVENS— Mr. Mudge reads the 5th verse in a parenthesis, and renders the 4th verse thus; _He calleth to the heavens above, and to the earth, in order for the trial of his people._...
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...
_HE SHALL CALL TO THE HEAVENS FROM ABOVE, AND TO THE EARTH, THAT HE MAY JUDGE HIS PEOPLE._ He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. He desires all His...
50:4 people. (a-18) As Psalms 7:8 ....
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...
HEAVENS FROM ABOVE] RV 'heavens above.'...
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...
HE SHALL CALL. — Better, _He calls._ The poet actually hears the summons go forth calling heaven and earth as witnesses, or assessors (comp. Micah 6:2), of the judgment scene. (Comp. Deuteronomy 4:26;...
יִקְרָ֣א אֶל ־הַ שָּׁמַ֣יִם מֵ עָ֑ל וְ
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;...
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...
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...
He shall call to the heavens from above, and to (e) the earth, that he may judge his people. (e) As witnessing against the hypocrites....
_Yet more, by baptism. (Eusebius; St. Ambrose, apol.) --- The true penitent never ceases to deplore his sins, like David, St. Peter, and St. Paul, Ecclesiasticus v. 5. The psalmist prays, that all the...
In few words, but most striking terms, the vast difference is here pointed out between the righteous and the sinner. But observe how reference is made to the sacrifice. And what is this but Christ the...
4._He shall call to the heavens from above _It is plain from this verse for what purpose God, as he had already announced, would call upon the earth. This was to witness the settlement of his controve...
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...
HE SHALL CALL TO THE HEAVENS FROM ABOVE, AND TO THE EARTH,.... To hear what he shall say, when he will no longer keep silence; and to be witnesses of the justice of his proceedings; see Isaiah 1:2. Th...
He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. Ver. 4. _He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth_] That these dumb creatures may be as so ma...
_Our God shall come_, &c. God will undoubtedly come and call us to judgment; though now he seems to take no notice of our conduct. The prophet speaks this in the person of one of God's worshippers. As...
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...
He shall call to the heavens from above, the heavenly hosts being summoned as His servants, AND TO THE EARTH, as witness, THAT HE MAY JUDGE HIS PEOPLE. Cf Deuteronomy 4:26; Deuteronomy 30:19; Isaiah 1...
1-6 This psalm is a psalm of instruction. It tells of the coming of Christ and the day of judgment, in which God will call men to account; and the Holy Ghost is the Spirit of judgement. All the child...
Either to _heaven and earth_ themselves, and so it is a figure called _prosopopoeia_; or to the inhabitants of them, all angels and men, whom he calls in for witnesses and judges of the equity of his...
Psalms 50:4 call H7121 (H8799) heavens H8064 above H5920 earth H776 judge H1777 (H8800) people H5971 ca
GOD CALLS ON THE WHOLE EARTH TO WITNESS HIS COMING TO JUDGE HIS PEOPLE (PSALMS 50:1). This section can be divided up as follows: · Who it is Who is coming (Psalms 50:1). · Where He is coming from an...
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...
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...
A Psalm of Asaph. Whether this means that Asaph wrote it, or that it was committed to him to sing, we do not know. Certainly Asaph did write some Psalms. There are twelve ascribed to him in the book...
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...
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...
_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...
_He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that He may judge His people._ NATURE, A WITNESS AGAINST THE SINNER But she seems, oftentimes, utterly insensible. The most bounteous gifts...
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
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...
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...
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...
Deuteronomy 30:19; Deuteronomy 31:28; Deuteronomy 32:1; Deuteronomy 4:36;...