Psalms 50:3

Psalms 50:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
• New International Version (NIV)Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him a tempest rages.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent; A fire shall devour before Him, And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Our God approaches, and he is not silent. Fire devours everything in his way, and a great storm rages around him.

Context of Psalms 50:3

1The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. 2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest. 4He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people: 5"Gather to me my faithful ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!"

Psalms 50:3 word by word

יָ֤בֹ֥א אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ וְֽאַל־יֶ֫חֱרַ֥שׁ אֵשׁ־לְפָנָ֥יו תֹּאכֵ֑ל וּ֝סְבִיבָ֗יו נִשְׂעֲרָ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and shall not keep silenceחָרֵשׁchârash · be quietH2790
• a fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• shall devourאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• him, and it shall be veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• tempestuousשָׂעַרώâ‛ar · to stormH8175
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for Psalms 50:3

• Psalms 48:14that this is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever.
• Psalms 68:20Our God is a God of salvation, and to God, the Lord, belong deliverances from death.
• Revelation 22:20He who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
• Psalms 50:21These things you have done, and I have been silent; you thought that I was one like yourself. But now I rebuke you and lay the charge before you.
• Psalms 83:1O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God!
• Isaiah 42:13The Lord goes out like a mighty man, like a man of war he stirs up his zeal; he cries out, he shouts aloud, he shows himself mighty against his foes.
• Isaiah 65:6Behold, it is written before me: "I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will indeed repay into their lap
• Psalms 97:3Fire goes before him and burns up his adversaries all around.
• Exodus 19:18Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the Lord had descended on it in fire. The smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountain trembled greatly.
• Leviticus 10:2And fire came out from before the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.
• Numbers 16:35And fire came out from the Lord and consumed the 250 men offering the incense.
• Deuteronomy 9:3Know therefore today that he who goes over before you as a consuming fire is the Lord your God. He will destroy them and subdue them before you. So you shall drive them out and make them perish quickly, as the Lord has promised you.
• 1 Kings 19:11And he said, "Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord." And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.
• Daniel 7:10A stream of fire issued and came out from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened.
• Nahum 1:5The mountains quake before him; the hills melt; the earth heaves before him, the world and all who dwell in it.
• Habakkuk 3:5Before him went pestilence, and plague followed at his heels.

Commentaries on Psalms 50:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Our God shall come - That is, he will come to judgment. This language is derived from the supposition that God “will” judge the world, and it shows that this doctrine was understood and believed by the Hebrews. The New Testament has stated the fact that this will be done by the coming of his Son Jesus Christ to gather the nations before him, and to pronounce tile final sentence on mankind: Matthew 25:31; Acts 17:31; Acts 10:42; John 5:22. And shall not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The whole universe must pay attention when God approaches to bring justice into the world.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

Topics related to Psalms 50:3

• Judgment

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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