Psalms 50
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Psalms 50:1-2

11El, God, the Lord speaks, and summons the earth to come from the east and west.

2From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, God comes in splendor.

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Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 50:1 Psalm 50. This psalm takes the form of a covenant lawsuit in which the Lord comes to confront his people in a formal manner (as in Isa 1:2-20). The Lord emphasizes that he places priority on obedience and genuine worship, not empty ritual. ↩

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