Passage

Psalms 50.21

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

19. Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit. 20. Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; Thou slanderest thine own mother's son.

21. These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such a one as thyself: But I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

Now consider this, ye that forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver: 23. Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifieth me; And to him that ordereth his way aright Will I show the salvation of God. (Psalms 50:19-23, ASV)

WEB

19. “You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit. 20. You sit and speak against your brother. You slander your own mother’s son.

21. You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.

“Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be no one to deliver. 23. Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and prepares his way so that I will show God’s salvation to him.” (Psalms 50:19-23, WEB)

KJV

19. Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. ^{givest: Heb. sendest} 20. Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.

21. These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. 23. Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God. ^{that: Heb. that disposeth his way} (Psalms 50:19-23, KJV)

YLT

19. Thy mouth thou hast sent forth with evil, And thy tongue joineth deceit together, 20. Thou sittest, against thy brother thou speakest, Against a son of thy mother givest slander.

21. These thou didst, and I kept silent, Thou hast thought that I am like thee, I reprove thee, and set in array before thine eyes.

Understand this, I pray you, Ye who are forgetting God, Lest I tear, and there is no deliverer. 23. He who is sacrificing praise honoureth Me, As to him who maketh a way, I cause him to look on the salvation of God! (Psalms 50:19-23, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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