Psalm 50:16

The Mighty One Calls · Psalm 50:1–23
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Translations

Modern
To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
Traditional
But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
Literal
And to the wicked God says, “What to you is to recount My statutes, and to lift up My covenant upon your mouth?
Latin
Peccatori autem dixit Deus: Quare tu enarras justitias meas? et assumis testamentum meum per os tuum?

Original

Hebrew
English
To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?

Notes

This message is against the wicked, who only pretend to listen to God.

God appears as judge. He reminds both the godly and the ungodly that sacrifices and reciting the law are worthless without thankfulness, repentance, and justice.

Theme notes and profiles

Religious Hypocrisy

Glossary

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Topics

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