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Texts -- Psalms 50:6-23 (NET)

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50:6 The heavens declare his fairness , for God is judge . (Selah ) 50:7 He says: “Listen my people ! I am speaking ! Listen Israel ! I am accusing you! I am God , your God ! 50:8 I am not condemning you because of your sacrifices , or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me. 50:9 I do not need to take a bull from your household or goats from your sheepfolds . 50:10 For every wild animal in the forest belongs to me, as well as the cattle that graze on a thousand hills . 50:11 I keep track of every bird in the hills , and the insects of the field are mine . 50:12 Even if I were hungry , I would not tell you, for the world and all it contains belong to me. 50:13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls ? Do I drink the blood of goats ? 50:14 Present to God a thank-offering ! Repay your vows to the sovereign One ! 50:15 Pray to me when you are in trouble ! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!” 50:16 God says this to the evildoer : “How can you declare my commands , and talk about my covenant ? 50:17 For you hate instruction and reject my words . 50:18 When you see a thief , you join him; you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives . 50:19 You do damage with words , and use your tongue to deceive . 50:20 You plot against your brother ; you slander your own brother . 50:21 When you did these things, I was silent , so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you! 50:22 Carefully consider this , you who reject God ! Otherwise I will rip you to shreds and no one will be able to rescue you. 50:23 Whoever presents a thank-offering honors me. To whoever obeys my commands , I will reveal my power to deliver .”

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  • [Psa 50:12] All Things Are Thine
  • [Psa 50:12] God Of The Earth, The Sky, The Sea!
  • [Psa 50:12] This Is My Father’s World
  • [Psa 50:12] World For God, The
  • [Psa 50:16] Thus Speaks The Lord To Wick­ed Men

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It’s His Job to Forgive!; Judgments in Scripture; Trouble

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • In Book 1 we saw that all the psalms except 1, 2, 10, and 33 claimed David as their writer. It is likely that he wrote these four as well even though they do not bear his name. In Book 2 the titles identify David as the write...
  • 50:1 Asaph pictured God as the cosmic Judge summoning all people to stand before Him. The titles Mighty One, God, and Yahweh present the Lord as the greatest of all judges. His ability to command all of humanity also shows Hi...
  • 50:7 God spoke to His people as their God and as their Judge. They had sinned against Him.50:8-13 He was not charging them with failure to offer the sacrifices He had prescribed. They had done that. They erred in thinking tha...
  • 50:16-17 The Lord also charged the wicked in Israel with professing allegiance to Him while disobeying Him.50:18-20 These verses contain specific instances of the Israelites' hypocrisy. They loved what God hated. Furthermore ...
  • 51:13 The promises David made in this section of verses gave God reasons to grant forgiveness so they were indirect requests for pardon. If forgiven, David would show others how God deals with penitent sinners. He would do th...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • The following prayer is mainly thanksgiving for deliverance from drowning. It is not thanksgiving for deliverance from the fish. Jonah prayed it while he was in the fish. Evidently he concluded after some time in the fish's s...
  • In this pericope John stressed Jesus' deliberate purpose in allowing Lazarus to die and the reality of his death.11:1-2 "Lazarus"probably is a variant of "Eleazar"meaning "God helps."379The Synoptic writers did not mention hi...
  • As with the issue of marriage, however, Paul granted that there are some matters connected with idolatry that are not wrong. He next gave his readers some help in making the tough choices needed in view of the amoral nature o...
  • Abbot, T. K. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles to the Ephesians and to the Colossians. International Critical Commentary series. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1897.Aldrich, Roy L. "The Gift of God."Biblioth...
  • Adamson, James B. The Epistle of James. New International Commentary on the New Testament series. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1976; reprint ed. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1984.Bailey, Mark...
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