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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 50:1-23

INTRODUCTIONSuperscription. “A Psalm of Asaph.” Asaph was “a Levite, son of Berachiah, one of the leaders of David’s choir (1 Chronicles 6:39). Psalms 50, 73-83 are attributed to him, but probably all these, except 50, 73, and 77, are of later origin. He was in after times celebrated as a Seer as well as a musical composer, and was put on a par with David (2 Chronicles 29:30; Nehemiah 12:46). The office appears to have remained hereditary in his family, unless he was the founder of a school of... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 50:1-23

Psalms 50:1-23 Psalms 50:1-23 is divided into three categories. The first six verses deal with God who is speaking. In the Hebrew it begins, "El Elohim, Jehovah, hath spoken." God, singular; Gods, plural; and then the name Yahweh or Jehovah, hath spoken. "El Elohim," the El, God singular, is many times translated mighty, because it is that force concentrated, and thus, the thought of God as mighty. So it is translated,The mighty God, even Jehovah, hath spoken ( Psalms 50:1 ),God Gods, Elohim;... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 50:1-23

Asaph, to whom this psalm is inscribed, was a seer, as well as head of the singers. He was also the author of twelve psalms, extremely beautiful, and highly prophetic. He here declares that EL ELOHIM JEHOVAH hath spoken. The Latin reads, The God of gods, Jehovah hath spoken. All versions fall short of the original. The prophet speaks here like Enoch, like Joel, like Daniel, of the Lord’s coming to judge and to punish the apostate priests and rulers for rejecting Christ and the gospel; but... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 50:1-23

Psalms 50:1-23The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth, from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.The first of the Asaph psalmsThis, the first of the Asaph psalms, is separated from the other eleven (Psalms 73:1-28; Psalms 74:1-23; Psalms 75:1-10; Psalms 76:1-12; Psalms 77:1-20; Psalms 78:1-72; Psalms 79:1-13; Psalms 80:1-19; Psalms 81:1-16; Psalms 82:1-8; Psalms 83:1-18.) for reasons that do not appear. Probably they are no more recondite than the verbal... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 50:16-23

Psalms 50:16-23But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare My statutes?The mere formalist and the spiritualist in religionI. The mere formalists in religion.1. They are religiously active--often very busy in preaching and praying. The less heart in religion, generally the more hand; the less vitality, the more voice.2. They are morally wicked.(1) No desire for knowledge.(2) No reverence for God’s Word.(3) No practical regard for the rights of society. Religious formality... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 50:16

Psa 50:16 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? Ver. 16 But unto the wicked God saith ] To the fair professor, but foul sinner, to the hypocrites in Sion, Isaiah 33:14 , to the sacrificing Sodomites, Isaiah 1:10-11 , those that take upon them to be teachers of others לומרים especially, Romans 2:20-21 . Origen, after his foul fall, opening the book and lighting upon this text, was not able to preach,... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 50:16

wicked: Isaiah 48:22, Isaiah 55:6, Isaiah 55:7, Ezekiel 18:27 What: Proverbs 26:7, Isaiah 1:11-Ezra :, Isaiah 48:1, Isaiah 48:2, Isaiah 58:1-Judges :, Jeremiah 7:4-Judges :, Matthew 7:3-Deuteronomy :, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 7:23, John 4:24, Acts 19:13-Nehemiah :, Romans 2:17-Jeremiah :, 1 Corinthians 9:27, 2 Peter 2:15 thou shouldest: Psalms 25:14, Psalms 78:36-Zechariah :, Ezekiel 20:37, Ezekiel 20:38, Hebrews 8:9 Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 4:4 - Hophni 1 Samuel 15:14 - What meaneth 1 Samuel... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 50:16

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?But — With what confidence darest thou make mention of my grace and favour, in giving thee such a covenant and statutes. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 50:16

16. But unto the wicked Hither-to God has addressed and judged the dead formalist the blind Pharisee. He now speaks to a class who add to the hypocrisy of ritualism an immoral life, still holding the profession of the covenant people of God. read more