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Psalms 50:8

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

I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, [to have been] continually before me.

Psalms 50:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 50:8

Theological / Devotional

For thy sacrifices. The argument begins negatively. God does not charge Israel with neglect of the forms and ceremonies of religion. Their sin lay in their failure to recognize that the act was of no value unless its meaning was recognized and it was performed in the spirit of thanksgiving and obedience (see 1 Sam. 15:22; Isa. 1:12–17; Micah 6:6–8). On the public and private offerings mentioned here and in the following verses, see Vol. I, pp. 698–710.

To have been. These words are supplied. The clause reads simply, “Your burnt offerings are continually before me.”

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