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"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."

— Isaiah 40:8

Psalms 50

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The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

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Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

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Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

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4

He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

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5

Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

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And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.

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Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.

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I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.

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9

I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.

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10

For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.

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I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.

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12

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

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13

Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?

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14

Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

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And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

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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?

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Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.

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18

When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.

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19

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

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20

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.

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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.

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Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

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Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

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Chapter Study & Analysis

Overview

Psalm 50 is a courtroom scene where God judges His people, emphasizing that He desires heart-felt thanksgiving and obedience more than ritualistic animal sacrifices.

CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS

1. God’s Ownership of All: "Every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills" (v. 10). We cannot "give" God anything He doesn't already own.
2. The Sacrifice of Thanksgiving: God is honored by the one who "offereth praise" and "ordereth his conversation aright" (v. 23).

Practical Lessons

FORMAL PRAYER

Gather thy saints together unto thee, O Lord. Help us to offer unto Thee thanksgiving and to pay our vows unto the Most High. Amen.

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