Psalms 50:16

Psalms 50:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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?
• New International Version (NIV)But to the wicked person, God says: “What right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips?
• English Standard Version (ESV)But to the wicked God says: "What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips?
• New King James Version (NKJV)But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to declare My statutes, Or take My covenant in your mouth,

Context of Psalms 50:16

14Say “thank you” to me as your offering. Do whatever you have promised to do for me, the Most High God. 15Pray to me when you are in trouble. Then I will rescue you, and you will praise me.’ But God says this to the wicked people: ‘It is useless for you to speak about my commands, or about my covenant. 17For you hate my teaching, and you refuse to accept my message. 18If you see a robber, you run to help him! You become friends with adulterers.

Psalms 50:16 word by word

וְלָ֤רָשָׁ֨ע׀ אָ֘מַ֤ר אֱלֹהִ֗ים מַה־לְּ֭ךָ לְסַפֵּ֣ר חֻקָּ֑י וַתִּשָּׂ֖א בְרִיתִ֣י עֲלֵי־פִֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But unto the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• What hast thou to do to declareסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
• my statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• thou shouldest takeנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• my covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• in thy mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310

Cross-references for Psalms 50:16

• Isaiah 48:22But the Lord says, ‘Wicked people will have no peace in their lives.’
• Isaiah 55:6Come to serve the Lord now, while he lets you find him. Call out to him for help, while he is near you.
• Ezekiel 18:27And if a wicked person stops doing wicked things and he does things that are right, he will continue to live.
• Proverbs 26:7A lame person cannot use his legs properly. A fool cannot use a proverb properly.
• Isaiah 1:11The Lord says, ‘All your sacrifices are not important to me. I have received too many sacrifices that you have burned as gifts to me. I have received too many sheep and fat animals. I do not want any more blood from bulls, goats and lambs that you have offered to me as sacrifices. They do not give me any pleasure.
• Isaiah 48:1Listen to this, family of Jacob. You are called ‘Israel’, and you are Judah's descendants. You use the name of the Lord when you make promises. You pray to Israel's God. But you do not do those things honestly and fairly.
• Isaiah 58:1The Lord says, ‘Shout out! Shout as loudly as you can! Make as much noise as a trumpet makes! Tell my people that they have not obeyed me. Tell the family of Jacob about their sins.
• Jeremiah 7:4People may say, ‘We are safe here! This is the temple of the Lord. It is the temple of the Lord!’ But the people who say that are deceiving you. Do not trust them.
• Matthew 7:3Perhaps you want to tell your friend about his little mistake. If you want to do that, first remember your own bigger mistakes.
• John 4:24God is spirit. People who worship him must worship from their spirits in a true way.’
• Acts 19:13There were some Jewish men who travelled about to different places. They caused bad spirits to leave people. Some of them wanted to use the name of the Lord Jesus when they did this. These Jews said to the bad spirits, ‘We tell you to come out of these people. We say this with the authority of Jesus, the man that Paul teaches people about.’
• Romans 2:17Do you say that you are a Jew? Maybe you trust in the Law that God gave to Moses. You are proud that you belong to God.
• 1 Corinthians 9:27I make my body do what I want it to do. I make it like my slave. I have told God's message to other people. I do not want to lose the prize myself. So I try very much to obey the rules of the race.
• 2 Peter 2:15These false teachers have left the way which is good and right. Like Balaam, Beor's son, they have gone the wrong way. Balaam wanted money so much that he did wrong things to get it.
• Psalms 25:14The Lord is a guide for those who serve him. He teaches them to obey his covenant.
• Psalms 78:36But they deceived him with their words. What they said to him was lies.

Commentaries on Psalms 50:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16But unto the wicked - The bloodthirsty priests, proud Pharisees, and ignorant scribes of the Jewish people.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16But unto the wicked God saith - This commences a second part of the subject. See the introduction. Thus far the psalm had reference to those who were merely external worshippers, or mere formalists, as showing that such could not be approved and accepted in the day of judgment; that spiritual religion - the offering of the “heart” - was necessary in order to acceptance with God. In this part of the psalm the same principles are applied to those who…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-23Verses 16-23 Hypocrisy is wickedness, which God will judge. And it is too common, for those who declare the Lord's statutes to others, to live in disobedience to them themselves. This delusion arises from the abuse of God's long-suffering, and a wilful mistake of his character and the intention of his gospel. The sins of sinners will be fully proved on them in the judgment of the great day. The day is coming when God will set their sins in order, sins of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-21This message is against the wicked, who only pretend to listen to God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2016-20. the wicked--that is, the formalists, as now exposed, and who lead vicious lives (compare Ro 2:21, 23). They are unworthy to use even the words of God's law. Their hypocrisy and vice are exposed by illustrations from sins against the seventh, eighth, and ninth commandments.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 50:16

• Hypocrisy
• Wicked (People)
• Word of God

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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