American Standard Version
Psalms 50:11
11I know all the birds of the mountains;And the wild beasts of the field are mine.
Psalms 50:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.
- New International Version (NIV)I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I know all the birds of the hills, and all that moves in the field is mine.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I know all the birds of the mountains, And the wild beasts of the field are Mine.
Context of Psalms 50:11
9I will take no bullock out of thy house, Nor he-goats out of thy folds. 10For every beast of the forest is mine, And the cattle upon a thousand hills. I know all the birds of the mountains; And the wild beasts of the field are mine. 12If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; For the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. 13Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats?
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יָ֭דַעְתִּי כָּל־ע֣וֹף הָרִ֑ים וְזִ֥יז שָׂ֝דַ֗י עִמָּדִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 50:11
- Psalms 104:12By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches.
- Psalms 147:9He giveth to the beast his food, Andto the young ravens which cry.
- Genesis 1:20And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
- Job 38:41Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, Andwander for lack of food?
- Job 39:13The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; But are they the pinions and plumage of love?
- Matthew 6:26Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they?
- Matthew 10:29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father:
- Luke 12:24Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!
- Isaiah 56:9All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
- Ezekiel 14:15If I cause evil beasts to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the beasts;
Commentaries on Psalms 50:11
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11I know all the fowls of the mountains - That is, I am fully acquainted with their numbers; their nature; their habits; their residence. I have such a knowledge of them that I could appropriate them to my own use if I were in need of them. I am not, therefore, dependent on people to offer them, for I can use them as I please. And the wild beasts of the field are mine - Margin, “with me.” That is, they are before me. They are never out of my presence. At…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 To obey is better than sacrifice, and to love God and our neighbour better than all burnt-offerings. We are here warned not to rest in these performances. And let us beware of resting in any form. God demands the heart, and how can human inventions please him, when repentance, faith, and holiness are neglected? In the day of distress we must apply to the Lord by fervent prayer. Our troubles, though we see them coming from God's hand, must…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-13The psalmist warns against valuing sacrificial rituals more than having the right attitude in your heart.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-158-15. However scrupulous in external worship, it was offered as if they conferred an obligation in giving God His own, and with a degrading view of Him as needing it [Psa 50:9-13]. Reproving them for such foolish and blasphemous notions, He teaches them to offer, or literally, "sacrifice," thanksgiving, and pay, or perform, their vows--that is, to bring, with the external symbolical service, the homage of the heart, and faith, penitence, and love. To this…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 50
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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