Psalm 50:8-10 ASV

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 50:9

Hyssop, which was used in sprinkling lepers, &c., (Leviticus xiv. 6.) not that the like ceremony, or even sacrifice, would suffice to heal the wound of the soul. Sincere contrition, (ver. 18, 19.) and the virtue of Christ's blood, are necessary. (Calmet) (Hebrews ix. 19.) --- The heat (Numbers xix.) and operation of this sovereign medicine was shewn to the prophet, John xix. (Worthington) --- The sprinkling of the priest might be of service, if the heart was contrite, Hebrews ix. 13.... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 50:10

Rejoice, when thou givest me an assurance of pardon. My bones, or virtue, shall then be restored. Hebrew, "the bones which thou hast broken may exult." (St. Jerome) (Haydock) --- God gives contrition, after which the whole interior is filled with joy. (Berthier) --- When the affections are purified, the soul takes delight in God's word, and revives. (Worthington) --- The assurance of being pardoned, give her fresh alacrity in his service. (Menochius) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 50:7-15

7-15 To obey is better than sacrifice, and to love God and our neighbour better than all burnt-offerings. We are here warned not to rest in these performances. And let us beware of resting in any form. God demands the heart, and how can human inventions please him, when repentance, faith, and holiness are neglected? In the day of distress we must apply to the Lord by fervent prayer. Our troubles, though we see them coming from God's hand, must drive us to him, not drive us from him. We must... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 50:1-23

Of the True Service of God. A psalm of Asaph, one of the directors of the Temple-chorus at the time of David, distinguished for musical and poetical ability, 1 Chronicles 26. The hymn shows how the grandeur and solemnity of the divine judgment should instruct men in the true worship and encourage them in true piety. v. 1. The mighty God, even the Lord (in the Hebrew: El Elohim Jehovah), the God of gods, Jehovah, the supreme God of earth and heaven, hath spoken and called the earth from the... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 50:1-23

Psalms 50:0A 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 thereof2 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... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 50:1-15

Sacrifices Which God Desires Psalms 50:1-15 This is one of the most majestic compositions of this book. For literary power it cannot be excelled. The psalmist hears God calling the whole world from east to west. His presence is compared to the dawn and to a tropical storm. When He is seated on His throne, the heavens and the earth bear witness while He judges His people. Then up the crowded aisles His saints advance and stand before Him. There is no need to enlarge upon the spiritual insight... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 50:1-23

The singer addresses himself in the name of God to the whole earth, that it may hear and learn an important lesson. The call is made in the first verse. The final appeal is in verses Psalms 50:22-23. The lesson is that forgetfulness of God issues in gravest peril, while the remembrance which worships ensures the blessing of salvation. Between the call to attention and the final appeal the psalmist sings of the relation between God and His own (verses Psa 50:2-15 ), and then of the attitude of... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 50:7-15

God Addresses His People As Defendants And Reveals That He Is Not Judging Them Because Of The Inadequacy of Their Physical Sacrifices, Which In Fact Are Not Needed By Him, But Because Of The Inadequacy Of Their Thanksgiving And Faithfulness To Their Vows (Psalms 50:7-15 ). God assures them that He is not judging them because of the inadequacy of their sacrifices. Indeed they were not necessary for His sustenance, because had He required sustenance the whole of nature was His, the world and... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 50:1-23

L. God Looks to Conduct rather than to Sacrifice.— For the attitude to sacrifice, cf. Psalms 40*. Psalms 50:1-Joshua : . The expected Theophany. Psalms 50:1 . Read mg. with LXX.— called the earth: since the calling occurs in Psalms 50:4, which is a more appropriate place, read “ the earth feared.” Psalms 50:5 . The LXX reads “ Gather his saints together unto him, those that have made his covenant with him by sacrifice.” The last words refer to Exodus 24:5 ff. For “ saints’ ( hasî dî m) ,... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 50:8

I do not charge thee, or at least this is not the principal matter of my charge, that thou hast neglected sacrifices which thou shouldst have offered; for although thou hast many times omitted thy duty in that kind, yet I have greater things than these to charge thee with. To have been; or, they have been. I confess thou hast been frequent in that work, and hast laid too great a stress upon it, and satisfied thy conscience with it, as if thereby thou hadst made me amends for the errors of thy... read more