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Text -- Psalms 50:9-23 (NET)
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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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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Asaph |
Praise |
PSALMS, BOOK OF |
SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 3 |
PHILOSOPHY |
Psalms |
Formalism |
Wicked |
Offerings |
God |
Animals |
Lies and Deceits |
Theft |
Impenitence |
Glorifying God |
Hypocrisy |
Word of God |
Vows |
LAW IN THE OLD TESTAMENT |
Thankfulness |
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NET Notes: Psa 50:10 Heb “[the] animals on a thousand hills.” The words “that graze” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The term ...
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NET Notes: Psa 50:11 The precise referent of the Hebrew word, which occurs only here and in Ps 80:13, is uncertain. Aramaic, Arabic and Akkadian cognates refer to insects,...
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NET Notes: Psa 50:13 The rhetorical questions assume an emphatic negative response, “Of course not!”
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NET Notes: Psa 50:14 Heb “Most High.” This divine title (עֶלְיוֹן, ’elyon) pictures God as the exalted ru...
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NET Notes: Psa 50:15 In vv. 7-15 the Lord makes it clear that he was not rebuking Israel because they had failed to offer sacrifices (v. 8a). On the contrary, they had bee...
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NET Notes: Psa 50:16 Heb “What to you to declare my commands and lift up my covenant upon your mouth?” The rhetorical question expresses sarcastic amazement. T...
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NET Notes: Psa 50:21 Heb “and I will set in order [my case against you] to your eyes.” The cohortative form expresses the Lord’s resolve to accuse and ju...
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NET Notes: Psa 50:22 Elsewhere in the psalms this verb is used (within a metaphorical framework) of a lion tearing its prey (see Pss 7:2; 17:12; 22:13).
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