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Joseph Exell

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 50:19

Psa 50:19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. Ver. 19. Thou givest thy mouth to evil ] Heb. Thou sendest, the devil borroweth thy mouth, and thou lettest him have it. And thy tongue frameth deceit ] Heb. joineth, knitteth, compacteth. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 50:20

Psa 50:20 Thou sittest [and] speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son. Ver. 20. Thou sittest ] In the seat of the scornful, on the ale bench, &c. And speakest against thy brother ] Thy slanderous tongue, like a mad dog, biteth all it meeteth with; not thy near allies excepted: so inhuman are hypocrites. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 50:19

givest: Heb. sendest, Psalms 52:3-Numbers :, Jeremiah 9:5 tongue: Psalms 5:9, Psalms 10:7, Psalms 12:2, Psalms 12:3, Psalms 36:3, Psalms 36:4, Psalms 55:12, Psalms 55:21, Psalms 64:3-Deuteronomy :, Isaiah 59:3, Isaiah 59:4, Hosea 4:2, Romans 3:13, Romans 3:14, James 3:5-1 Samuel :, Revelation 21:8 Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 13:5 - Lay thee Job 15:5 - thou choosest Psalms 52:2 - Thy Psalms 139:4 - thou knowest 1 Timothy 3:8 - doubletongued read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 50:20

speakest: Psalms 31:18, Matthew 5:11, Luke 22:65 slanderest: Leviticus 19:16, Proverbs 10:18, 1 Timothy 3:11, Titus 2:3, Revelation 12:10 thine own: Matthew 10:21 Reciprocal: Job 15:5 - thou choosest Psalms 101:5 - Whoso Jeremiah 6:28 - walking Ezekiel 22:9 - men that carry tales Ephesians 4:31 - evil speaking read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 50:19

19. Mouth to evil… tongue frameth deceit Wholly given to lies. Their business is to devise deceitful pretexts for unlawful gains and lustful pleasures. read more

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