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Psalms 50:4
4He will call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may 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
2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth. 3Our God will come, and will not keep silence: fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. He will call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people: 5Gather unto me my godly ones, those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice! 6And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; for God executeth judgment himself. Selah.
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יִקְרָ֣א אֶל־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם מֵעָ֑ל וְאֶל־הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ לָדִ֥ין עַמּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 50:4
- Psalms 50:6And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; for God executeth judgment himself. Selah.
- Deuteronomy 4:36From the heavens he made thee hear his voice, that he might instruct thee; and on the earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words from the midst of the fire.
- Deuteronomy 30:19I call heaven and earth to witness this day against you: life and death have I set before you, blessing and cursing: choose then life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed,
- Deuteronomy 31:28Gather to me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and take heaven and earth to witness against them.
- Deuteronomy 32:1Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth!
- Isaiah 1:2Hear, [ye] heavens, and give ear, [thou] earth! for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children; and they have rebelled against me.
- Micah 6:1Hear ye now what Jehovah saith: Arise, contend before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
- Psalms 96:13Before Jehovah, for he cometh; for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.
- Psalms 98:9Before Jehovah, for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
- Isaiah 11:3And his delight will be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears;
- John 5:22for neither does the Father judge any 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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