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Verse Psalms 50:16. _BUT UNTO THE WICKED_] The bloodthirsty priests,
proud Pharisees, and ignorant scribes of the Jewish people....
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BUT UNTO THE WICKED GOD SAITH - This commences a second part of the
subject. See the introduction. Thus far the psalm had reference to
those who were merely external worshippers, or mere formalists, a...
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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 (Psalms 50:16)
Psalms 50:1; Psalms 5...
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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 th...
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WICKED. Hebrew rasha. App-44.
SAITH. hath said.
WHAT. ? Figures of speech _Erotesis_ and _Apodioxis._ App-6. See
Romans 2:21; Romans 2:22....
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What meanest thou by rehearsing my statutes, and by having taken (R.V.
rightly, and that thou hast taken) my covenant in thy mouth? The
people had pledged themselves to observe the conditions of the
c...
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BUT UNTO THE WICKED GOD SAITH— The prophet now proceeds, as from the
mouth of God, to foretel the destruction of the impenitent Jews; who,
having received the law of God, and entered into covenant wit...
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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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_BUT UNTO THE WICKED GOD SAITH, WHAT HAST THOU TO DO TO DECLARE MY
STATUTES, OR THAT THOU SHOULDEST TAKE MY COVENANT IN THY MOUTH?_
But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my
s...
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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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וְ לָ֤ † רָשָׁ֨ע ׀ אָ֘מַ֤ר אֱלֹהִ֗ים
מַה ־לְּ֭ךָ לְ סַפֵּ֣ר חֻקָּ֑י וַ
תִּשָּׂ֖א בְרִיתִ֣י...
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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; Psalms 76:1; Psalms
77:1; Psalms 78:1; Psalms 79:1; Psalms 80:1;...
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GOD'S WARNING TO THE WICKED
Psalms 50:16
These searching words are for us all. We have no right to declare
God's statutes, if our hearts hide wickedness in their secret
chambers. We must not share i...
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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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But unto the wicked God saith, (m) What hast thou to do to declare my
statutes, or [that] thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
(m) Why do you pretend to be of my people and talk of my covena...
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_Blood, from death, which I have deserved. (St. Athanasius) --- That
of Urias, and his companions, (Worthington) cries to heaven for
vengeance, 2 Kings xi. 24. (Haydock) ---Hence the word sanguinibus,...
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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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16_But unto the wicked, etc. _He now proceeds to direct his censures
more openly against those whose whole religion lies in an observance
of ceremonies, with which they attempt to blind the eyes of Go...
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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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BUT UNTO THE WICKED GOD SAITH,.... By whom are meant, not openly
profane sinners; but men under a profession of religion, and indeed
who were teachers of others, as appears from the following
expostul...
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But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my
statutes, or [that] thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
_Ver. 16 But unto the wicked God saith_] To the fair professor, but...
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_But unto the wicked_ The same hypocritical professors, whom he called
_saints, Psalms 50:5_, in regard of their profession, and here
_wicked_, in respect of their practice; _God saith_ By his Holy Sp...
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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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16-23 Hypocrisy is wickedness, which God will judge. And it is too
common, for those who declare the Lord's statutes to others, to live
in disobedience to them themselves. This delusion arises from t...
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UNTO THE WICKED, i.e. the same ungodly and hypocritical professors
whom he calleth saints, PSALMS 50:5, in regard of their profession,
and here wicked in respect of their practice, and the truth of th...
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Psalms 50:16 wicked H7563 God H430 says H559 (H8804) declare H5608
(H8763) statutes H2706 take H5375 (H8799) covenant H1285 mouth H6310
WICKED - ISAIAH 48:22, ISAIAH 55:6-7; EZEKIEL 18:27
What -...
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GOD SPEAKS TO THE ‘WICKED', THE MORE OVERT COVENANT BREAKERS, WHOM
HE SEES AS BLATANTLY HYPOCRITICAL, AND OUTLINES THE ACTIVITIES THAT
CUT THEM OFF FROM HIS MERCY. HE POINTS OUT THAT HE IS COMING IN O...
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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 s...
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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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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. Psalms 50:1) plans to judge his...
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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 Corinthians 9:27; 2 Peter 2:15; Acts 19:13; Ezekiel 18:27; Ezekiel
20:37; Ezekiel 20:38; Hebrews 8:9; Isaiah 1:11; Isaiah 48:1; Isaiah
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But — With what confidence darest thou make mention of my grace and
favour, in giving thee such a covenant and statutes....