John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 50:20
Thou sittest ,.... Either in the chair of Moses, or on the seat of judgment, in the great sanhedrim of the nation; or, as Aben Ezra paraphrases it, "in the seat of the scornful"; and speakest against thy brother ; even to pass sentence upon him, to put him to death for professing faith in Christ, Matthew 10:21 ; thou slanderest thine own mother's son ; the apostles and disciples of Christ, who were their brethren and kinsmen according to the flesh; and even our Lord Jesus Christ... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 50:16-23
God, by the psalmist, having instructed his people in the right way of worshipping him and keeping up their communion with him, here directs his speech to the wicked, to hypocrites, whether they were such as professed the Jewish or the Christian religion: hypocrisy is wickedness for which God will judge. Observe here, I. The charge drawn up against them. 1. They are charged with invading and usurping the honours and privileges of religion (Ps. 50:16): What has thou to do, O wicked man! to... read more