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title: "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible -  Psalms 50"
description: "PSALM 50   :-. In the grandeur and solemnity of a divine judgment, God
is introduced as instructing men in the nature of true worship,
exposing hypocrisy,"
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PSALM 50

. In the grandeur and solemnity of a divine judgment, God
is introduced as instructing men in the nature of true worship,
exposing hypocrisy, warning the wicked, and encouraging the pious.

**1-4.** The description of this
majestic appearance of God resembles that of His giving the law
(compare [Exodus 19:16](../../../kjv/exodus/19/16); [Exodus 20:18](../../../kjv/exodus/20/18);
[Deuteronomy 32:1](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/32/1)).

**4. above**—literally, "above"
([Genesis 1:7](../../../kjv/genesis/1/7)).
**heavens . . . earth**—For
all creatures are witnesses ([Deuteronomy 4:26](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/4/26);
[Deuteronomy 30:19](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/30/19); [Isaiah 1:2](../../../kjv/isaiah/1/2)).

**5. my saints**— ().
**made**—literally, "cut"
**a covenant,** c.—alluding
to the dividing of a victim of sacrifice, by which covenants were
ratified, the parties passing between the divided portions (compare
[Genesis 15:10](../../../kjv/genesis/15/10) [Genesis 15:18](../../../kjv/genesis/15/18)).

**6.** The inhabitants of heaven,
who well know God's character, attest His righteousness as a judge.

**7. I will testify**—that is, for
failure to worship aught.
**thy God**—and so, by
covenant as well as creation, entitled to a pure worship.

**8-15.** However scrupulous in
external worship, it was offered as if they conferred an obligation
in giving God His own, and with a degrading view of Him as needing it
[[Psalms 50:9-13](../../../kjv/psalms/50/9-13)].
Reproving them for such foolish and blasphemous notions, He teaches
them to *offer,* or literally, "sacrifice,"
thanksgiving, and pay, or perform, their vows—that is, to bring,
with the external symbolical service, the homage of the heart, and
faith, penitence, and love. To this is added an invitation to seek,
and a promise to afford, all needed help in trouble.

**16-20. the wicked**—that is, the
formalists, as now exposed, and who lead vicious lives (compare
[Romans 2:21](../../../kjv/romans/2/21); [Romans 2:23](../../../kjv/romans/2/23)).
They are unworthy to use even the words of God's law. Their hypocrisy
and vice are exposed by illustrations from sins against the seventh,
eighth, and ninth commandments.

**21, 22.** God, no longer (even in
appearance) disregarding such, exposes their sins and threatens a
terrible punishment.

**22. forget God**—This denotes
unmindfulness of His true character.

**23. offereth praise**— (), so that the external worship is a true index of the
heart.
**ordereth . . . aright**—acts
in a straight, right manner, opposed to turning aside (). In such, pure worship and a pure life evince their true
piety, and they will enjoy God's presence and favor.

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