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Psalms 50:4
4On high, he summons heaven and earth in order to judge his people:
Psalms 50:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.
- New International Version (NIV)He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that he may judge his people:
- English Standard Version (ESV)He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people:
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shall call to the heavens from above, And to the earth, that He may judge His people:
Context of Psalms 50:4
2From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God appears in radiance. 3Our God is coming; he will not be silent! Devouring fire precedes him, and a storm rages around him. On high, he summons heaven and earth in order to judge his people: 5“Gather my faithful ones to me, those who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.” 6The heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God is the Judge.Selah
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יִקְרָ֣א אֶל־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם מֵעָ֑ל וְאֶל־הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ לָדִ֥ין עַמּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 50:4
- Psalms 50:6The heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God is the Judge.Selah
- Deuteronomy 4:36He let you hear his voice from heaven to instruct you. He showed you his great fire on earth, and you heard his words from the fire.
- Deuteronomy 30:19I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live,
- Deuteronomy 31:28Assemble all your tribal elders and officers before me so that I may speak these words directly to them and call heaven and earth as witnesses against them.
- Deuteronomy 32:1Pay attention, heavens, and I will speak; listen, earth, to the words from my mouth.
- Isaiah 1:2Listen, heavens, and pay attention, earth, for the Lord has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me.
- Micah 6:1Now listen to what the Lord is saying: Rise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your complaint.
- Psalms 96:13before the Lord, for he is coming — for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with his faithfulness.
- Psalms 98:9before the Lord, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world righteously and the peoples fairly.
- Isaiah 11:3His delight will be in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, he will not execute justice by what he hears with his ears,
- John 5:22The Father, in fact, judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son,
Commentaries on Psalms 50:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4He shall call to the heavens from above - He will call on all the universe; he will summon all worlds. The meaning here is, not that he will gather those who are in heaven to be judged, but that he will call on the inhabitants of all worlds to be his witnesses; to bear their attestation to the justice of his sentence. See Psalm 50:6. The phrase “from above” does not, of course, refer to the heavens as being above God, but to the heavens as they appear to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6The Lord is coming to bring justice. This hope encourages his faithful people. However, those who have been unfaithful will not receive blessings when the heavens and earth testify against them (see Deuteronomy 30:19; 31:28; 32:1; Isaiah 1:2). The Lord comes to restore order to the world (see Psalms 5:8; 22:31; 33:5; 40:9; 50:6; 71:16; 97:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-231-4. The description of this majestic appearance of God resembles that of His giving the law (compare Ex 19:16; 20:18; De 32:1).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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