Passage

Psalms 50

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. ^{A Psalm of Asaph.} The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, hath spoken, And called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. 2. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth. 3. Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence: A fire devoureth before him, And it is very tempestuous round about him. 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 7. 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. 9. I will take no bullock out of thy house, Nor he-goats out of thy folds. 10. For every beast of the forest is mine, And the cattle upon a thousand hills. 11. I know all the birds of the mountains; And the wild beasts of the field are mine. 12. If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; For the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. 13. Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats? 14. Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High: 15. And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. 16. But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth, 17. Seeing thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee? 18. When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him, And hast been partaker with adulterers. 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. 22. 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 50:1-23, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. A Psalm by Asaph. The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, speaks, and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset. 2. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines out. 3. Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very stormy around him. 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. 7. “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. 9. I have no need for a bull from your stall, nor male goats from your pens. 10. For every animal of the forest is mine, and the livestock on a thousand hills. 11. I know all the birds of the mountains. The wild animals of the field are mine. 12. If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it. 13. Will I eat the meat of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? 14. Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High. 15. Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.” 16. But to the wicked God says, “What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips, 17. since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you? 18. When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have participated with adulterers. 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. 22. “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 50:1-23, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. A Psalm of Asaph. The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. ^{of: or, for Asaph} 2. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. 3. Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. 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. 7. 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. 9. I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds. 10. For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. 11. I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine. ^{mine: Heb. with me} 12. If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. 13. Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? 14. Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: 15. And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. 16. But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? 17. Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee. 18. When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. ^{hast: Heb. thy portion was with} 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. 22. 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 50:1-23, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. A Psalm of Asaph. The God of gods, Jehovah, hath spoken, And He calleth to the earth From the rising of the sun unto its going in. 2. From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shone. 3. Our God cometh, and is not silent, Fire before Him doth devour, And round about him it hath been very tempestuous. 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. 7. 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. 9. I take not from thy house a bullock, From thy folds he goats. 10. For Mine [is] every beast of the forest, The cattle on the hills of oxen. 11. I have known every fowl of the mountains, And the wild beast of the field [is] with Me. 12. If I am hungry I tell not to thee, For Mine [is] the world and its fulness. 13. Do I eat the flesh of bulls, And drink the blood of he-goats? 14. Sacrifice to God confession, And complete to the Most High thy vows. 15. And call Me in a day of adversity, I deliver thee, and thou honourest Me. 16. And to the wicked hath God said: What to thee, to recount My statutes? That thou liftest up My covenant on thy mouth? 17. Yea, thou hast hated instruction, And dost cast My words behind thee. 18. If thou hast seen a thief, Then thou art pleased with him, And with adulterers [is] thy portion. 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. 22. 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 50:1-23, 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; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

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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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