Psalm 50:8-10 ASV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 50:7-15

God is here dealing with those that placed all their religion in the observances of the ceremonial law, and thought those sufficient. I. He lays down the original contract between him and Israel, in which they had avouched him to be their God, and he them to be his people, and so both parties were agreed (Ps. 50:7): Hear, O my people! and I will speak. Note, It is justly expected that whatever others doe, when he speaks, his people should give ear; who will, if they do not? And then we may... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 50:8

I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices ,.... For the neglect of them; this they were not chargeable with; and had they omitted them, a charge would not have been brought against them on that account, since these were not what God commanded when he brought them out of Egypt, Jeremiah 7:22 ; and were now abrogated; and when they were in force, acts of mercy, kindness, and beneficence, were preferred unto them, Hosea 6:6 ; or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 50:9

I will take no bullock out of thy house ,.... That is, will accept of none; such sacrifices being no more agreeable to the will of God, Hebrews 10:5 ; the "bullock" is mentioned, that being a principal creature used in sacrifice; as also the following, nor he goats out of thy folds ; the reasons follow. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 50:10

For every beast of the forest is mine ,.... By creation and preservation; and therefore he stood in no need of their bullocks and he goats; and the cattle upon a thousand hills ; meaning all the cattle in the whole world. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 50:8

I will not reprove thee - I do not mean to find fault with you for not offering sacrifices; you have offered them, they have been continually before me: but you have not offered them in the proper way. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 50:10

Every beast of the forest is mine - Can ye suppose that ye are laying me under obligation to you, when ye present me with a part of my own property? read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 50:8

Verse 8 8I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices, etc. God now proceeds to state the charge which he adduced against them. He declares, that he attached no value whatsoever to sacrifices in themselves considered. Not that he asserts this rite of the Jews to have been vain and useless, for in that case it never would have been instituted by God; but there is this difference betwixt religious exercises and others, that they can only meet the approbation of God when performed in their true... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 50:9

Verse 9 9I will take no calf out thy house Two reasons are given in this and the succeeding verses to prove that he cannot set any value upon sacrifices. The first is, that supposing him to depend upon these, he needs not to be indebted for them to man, having all the fullness of the earth at his command; and the second, that he requires neither food nor drink as we do for the support of our infirm natures. Upon the first of these he insists in the ninth and three following verses, where he... 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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 50:7-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 50:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 50:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 50:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 50:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 50:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 50:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 50:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 50:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 50:1-23

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