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Psalms 50:7-15

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

7. Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I [am] God, [even] thy God. 8. I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, [to have been] continually before me. 9. I will take no bullock out of thy house, [nor] he goats out of thy folds. 10. For every beast of the forest [is] mine, [and] the cattle upon a thousand hills. 11. I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field [are] mine. 12. If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world [is] mine, and the fulness thereof. 13. Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? 14. Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: 15. And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Psalms 50:7-15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 50:7

Theological / Devotional

Hear. God speaks directly to Israel. In this section the psalmist deals chiefly with man’s duty to God and with the evils of mere formalism in religion (see Isa. 1:11–15).

Will testify. The Judge is also the plaintiff.

God, even thy God. The God who has protected His people has a right to declare the principles of true worship, upon which His government is established.

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