Passage
Psalms 50.6
Book: Psalms · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
ASV
4. He calleth to the heavens above, And to the earth, that he may judge his people: 5. Gather my saints together unto me, Those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
6. And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; For God is judge himself. [[Selah
- Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify unto thee: I am God, even thy God. 8. I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices; And thy burnt-offerings are continually before me. (Psalms 50:4-8, ASV)
WEB
4. He calls to the heavens above, to the earth, that he may judge his people: 5. “Gather my saints together to me, those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
6. The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah.
- “Hear, my people, and I will speak; Israel, and I will testify against you. I am God, your God. 8. I don’t rebuke you for your sacrifices. Your burnt offerings are continually before me. (Psalms 50:4-8, WEB)
KJV
4. He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. 5. Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
6. And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.
- Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God. 8. I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me. (Psalms 50:4-8, KJV)
YLT
4. He doth call unto the heavens from above, And unto the earth, to judge His people. 5. Gather ye to Me My saints, Making covenant with Me over a sacrifice.
6. And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself [is] judge. Selah.
- Hear, O My people, and I speak, O Israel, and I testify against thee, God, thy God [am] I. 8. Not for thy sacrifices do I reprove thee, Yea, thy burnt-offerings [Are] before Me continually. (Psalms 50:4-8, 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; see Lexicon Roadmap.
- H6664 - tzedeq, tzedeq, Strong's H6664
- H0430 - elohim, elohim, Strong's H0430
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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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