Read & Study the Bible Online - Bible Portal
Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 50:2

Psalms 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Zion the abode of GodI. That God dwells in the church.1. In the congregation of the righteous.2. In the hearts of His people.II. That the church is “the perfection of beauty” only when God dwells in it. Otherwise the Church is as the world without the sun; an army in battle without its general; a ship in distress without the pilot.III. That the church is God’s most beautiful dwelling-place.1. Here His love is most of all shown,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 50:3

Psalms 50:3Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence.Our God shall comeI. The coming of our God. The expression is very striking: “Our God shall come!” Christ is God as well as man. His first coming was in His birth at Bethlehem. Here the psalmist contemplates His second coming. The cry may soon be heard, “Behold, the Bridegroom cometh,” etc. It is of the utmost importance that we should be ready.II. The manner of his coming. “A fire shall devour,” etc. It is impossible to describe the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 50:2

Psa 50:2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Ver. 2. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty ] Heb. the whole perfection, or the universality of beauty, Perfectissimae pulchritudinis locus (Trem.); because there especially was God’s glory set forth in his holy ordinances, and more clearly manifested than in all his handiwork besides. See Psalms 48:2 . God hath shined ] Like the sun in his strength, sometimes for the comfort of his people, as Psalms 80:1 ; sometimes for the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 50:3

Psa 50:3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. Ver. 3. Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence ] He doth daily come and sit upon the tribunal in his Church by the ministry of his servants, Matthew 18:17 , who must reprove sinners with all authority, and show themselves sons of thunder, that they may save some at least with fear, snatching them out of the fire, Judges 1:23 , as Peter, Acts 2:40 ,... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 50:2

Out: Psalms 68:24, Isaiah 12:6, Isaiah 26:21, Hosea 5:15, Habakkuk 2:20, Hebrews 12:22-Ezekiel : perfection: Psalms 48:2, Psalms 87:2, Psalms 87:3, Psalms 80:17, Song of Solomon 5:16, Zechariah 9:17 God: Psalms 80:1, Deuteronomy 33:2, Habakkuk 3:3, Habakkuk 3:4, Revelation 1:16, Revelation 21:23 Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 16:29 - the beauty 2 Chronicles 20:21 - the beauty Job 40:10 - glory Psalms 2:6 - my Psalms 27:4 - behold Psalms 53:6 - out Psalms 90:17 - And let Psalms 96:6 - strength... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 50:3

Our: Psalms 48:14, Psalms 68:20, Revelation 22:20 keep: Psalms 50:21, Psalms 83:1, Isaiah 42:13, Isaiah 42:14, Isaiah 65:6, Isaiah 65:7 a fire: Psalms 97:3, Exodus 19:18, Leviticus 10:2, Numbers 16:35, Deuteronomy 9:3, 1 Kings 19:11, 1 Kings 19:12, Daniel 7:10, Nahum 1:5-Judges :, Habakkuk 3:5, Malachi 3:2, Malachi 3:3, Malachi 4:1, Matthew 3:12, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, 2 Thessalonians 1:9, Hebrews 2:3, Hebrews 10:28, Hebrews 10:29, Hebrews 12:18-Ecclesiastes :, Hebrews 12:29 it shall: Psalms... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 50:2

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.Zion — The place where he was supposed to reside, and where he would now sit in judgment.The perfection — The most amiable place of the whole world, because, of the presence and worship, and blessing of God.Shined — Hath manifested himself in a glorious manner. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 50:3

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.Our God — The prophet speaks this in the persons of the worshippers of God. Though he be our God, yet he will come to execute judgment upon us.Cease — Or delay to sit in judgment.Tempestuous — This is a farther description of that terrible majesty, wherewith God would clothe himself when he came to his tribunal. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 50:2

2. Out of Zion The seat and source of supreme authority. Perfection of beauty Not to be taken physically, but morally, as the abode of God. Psalms 48:2 read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 50:3

3. Is an allusion to Leviticus 10:2; Numbers 16:26. See Psalms 97:3. Tempestuous Like the terrifying scenes of Sinai, Exodus 19:16. Compare Psalms 18:8-14 read more

Group of Brands