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Psalms 50:1-6

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

1. A Psalm of Asaph. The mighty God, [even] the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. 2. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. 3. Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. 4. He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. 5. Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. 6. And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God [is] judge himself. Selah.

Psalms 50:1-6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 50:1

Theological / Devotional

The mighty God, even the Lord. Heb. ’El ’Elohim Yahweh. A remarkable combination of the names for God (see Vol. I, pp. 170–173; cf. Joshua 22:22).

The earth. As a witness to the solemn proceedings, all peoples are summoned to attend the trial of Israel’s iniquities.

From the rising. The phrases of this verse emphasize universality. All the world is summoned (see Ps. 113:3; Isa. 59:19). The scene here described will receive a unique fulfillment at the second coming of Christ (Matt. 24:30).

Verses 1–6 constitute a sublime introduction to the psalm, of greater length than is generally found in Psalms.

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