Psalms50
English Standard Version
1A of . The , the Lord, and the the of the its .
2 of , the of , .
3Our ; he does ; him is a , him a .
4He to the and to the , that he may his :
5 to me my , who a me by !
6The his , himself is !
7 , O my , and I will ; O , I will against you. I am , your .
8 for your do I you; your are me.
9I will a your or your .
10 of the is mine, the on a .
11I the of the , and all that in the is .
12 I were , I would , for the and its are mine.
13Do I the of or the of ?
14 to a sacrifice of , and your to the ,
15and upon me in the of ; I will you, and you shall me.
16But to the : right have you to my or my on your ?
17For you , and you my you.
18If you a , you are with him, and you with .
19You your free rein for , and your .
20You and against your ; you your own .
21These you have , and I have been ; you that I was one like yourself. But now I you and lay the you.
22 , , you who , I tear you , and there be to !
23The one who as his me; to one who his rightly I will the of !
Cross References
Psalms 50The dramatic description of devouring fire and tempest directly recalls God's historic descent on Mount Sinai.
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Moses summons heaven and earth to witness Israel's covenant, a direct parallel to God's cosmic courtroom.
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Isaiah similarly summons heaven and earth to witness God's covenant lawsuit against His hypocritical people.
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Paul echoes the condemnation of formalists who declare God's statutes yet violate them in practice.
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New Testament warning that 'our God is a consuming fire' echoes this psalm's devouring judgment scene.
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Alludes to the inaugural Sinai covenant ratified with the blood of sacrificed animals.
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Identical theological premise that God needs nothing from man because the whole earth is His.
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The terror of hypocrites in Zion when confronted by God's devouring fire.
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Exposes the inherent insufficiency of animal blood sacrifices, pointing to their ultimate obsolescence.
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Classic prophetic principle that obedience and a right heart please God far more than sacrifices.
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Exhorts Israel to render the spiritual sacrifices of their lips rather than mere bulls.
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Warns against abusing God's long-suffering silence as a green light for continued wickedness.
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Rejects the transactional notion of offering animals in favor of justice, mercy, and humility.
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Establishes the sacrifice of praise as the permanent New Covenant offering in place of legal sacrifices.
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Moses warns of the severe peril facing those who forget the God who formed them.
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