Psalm 50:1-2

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 50:1-6

It is probable that Asaph was not only the chief musician, who was to put a tune to this psalm, but that he was himself the penman of it; for we read that in Hezekiah's time they praised God in the words of David and of Asaph the seer, 2 Chron. 29:30. Here is, I. The court called, in the name of the King of kings (Ps. 50:2): The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken?El, Elohim, Jehovah, the God of infinite power justice and mercy, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. God is the Judge, the Son of God... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 50:1

The mighty God ,.... In the Hebrew text it is "El", "Elohim", which Jarchi renders the "God of gods"; that is, of angels, who are so called, Psalm 8:5 ; so Christ, who is God over all, is over them; he is their Creator, and the object of their worship, Hebrews 1:6 ; or of kings, princes, judges, and all civil magistrates, called gods, Psalm 82:1 ; and so Kimchi interprets the phrase here "Judge of judges". Christ is King of kings, and Lord of lords, by whom they reign and judge, and to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 50:2

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Or "shall shine" F16 הומיע "emicabit", Tigurine version; "vel effulgebit", Vatablus; "illucescet", Amama, Grotius. ; the past for the future, as Kimchi observes; or "the perfection of the beauty of God hath shined out of Zion" F17 So De Dieu. ; that is, Christ; he is the perfection of beauty; he is fairer than the children of men; he is more glorious than the angels in heaven: as Mediator, he is full of grace and truth,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 50:1

The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken - Here the essential names of God are used: יהוה אלהים אל El , read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 50:1

Verse 1 1.The God of gods, even Jehovah, (241) hath spoken The inscription of this psalm bears the name of Asaph; but whether he was the author of it, or merely received it as chief singer from the hand of David, cannot be known. This, however, is a matter of little consequence. The opinion has been very generally entertained, that the psalm points to the period of the Church’s renovation, and that the design of the prophet is to apprise the Jews of the coming abrogation of their figurative... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 50:1

The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken . A combination of three names of God—viz. El, Elohim, and Jehovah—only found here and in Joshua 22:22 . There it is translated "the Lord God of gods," which is a possible rendering. Separately, the three names seem to mean, "The Mighty One," "The Many in One" (Cheyne) or "The Three in One," and '"The Self-Existent One." He who is all these, the psalmist announces, "has spoken," and called (or, summoned ) the earth from the rising of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 50:1-15

False to covenant. God comes to Zion, as he once came to Sinai, amidst fire and tempest, calling upon the heavens and the earth to be his witnesses, while he summons his people to judgment, in which he proclaims how they had been false to the covenant that was between them. I. THE ACCUSATION . ( Psalms 50:7-13 .) 1 . They had forgotten the spiritual relations between them. ( Psalms 50:5-7 .) They were "his saints," "his people; he was God, even their God." And he had to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 50:1-23

The psalm consists of four portions: 1. An introduction (divided off by the pause-mark, "Selah," from the rest of the psalm), announcing the "appearance," and calling on heaven and earth to witness it ( Psalms 50:1-6 ). 2. An address to the godly Israelites ( Psalms 50:7-15 ). 3. An address to the ungodly Israelites ( Psalms 50:16-21 ). 4. A conclusion, divided equally between threat and promise ( Psalms 50:22 , Psalms 50:23 ). The psalm is ascribed to Asaph,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 50:1-23

The Judge, the judged, and the eternal judgment. A psalm-writer whom we have not met before, appears to have penned this psalm—Asaph. But whether it was by him or for his choir is somewhat uncertain. " Asaph was the leader and superintendent of the Levitic choirs appointed by David ( 1 Chronicles 16:4 , 1 Chronicles 16:5 ; cf. 2 Chronicles 29:30 ). He and his sons presided over four out of the twenty-four groups, consisting each of twelve Levites, who conducted, in turn, the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 50:1-23

God the righteous Judge. I. THAT GOD WILL JUDGE ALL MEN . Even now there is judgment. Every act of our lives has its moral character, and carries its consequences of good or evil. But this judgment is but partial and incomplete. Reason, conscience, and Holy Scripture proclaim a judgment to come which will be perfect and final. The supreme Judge of all men is God. He and he alone has the right and the power. Be has perfect knowledge, and cannot err; he has absolute... read more

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