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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest.
• 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.

Context of Psalms 50:3

1El, 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. Our God approaches and is not silent; consuming fire goes ahead of him and all around him a storm rages. 4He summons the heavens above, as well as the earth, so that he might judge his people. 5He says: “Assemble my covenant people before me, those who ratified 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 48:14For God, our God, is our defender forever! He guides us!
• Psalms 68:20Our God is a God who delivers; the Lord, the sovereign Lord, can rescue from death.
• Revelation 22:20The one who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!
• Psalms 50:21When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you!
• Psalms 83:1O God, do not be silent! Do not ignore us! Do not be inactive, O God!
• Isaiah 42:13The Lord emerges like a hero, like a warrior he inspires himself for battle; he shouts, yes, he yells, he shows his enemies his power.
• Isaiah 65:6Look, I have decreed: I will not keep silent, but will pay them back; I will pay them back exactly what they deserve,
• Psalms 97:3Fire goes before him; on every side it burns up his enemies.
• Exodus 19:18Now Mount Sinai was completely covered with smoke because the Lord had descended on it in fire, and its smoke went up like the smoke of a great furnace, and the whole mountain shook violently.
• Leviticus 10:2So fire went out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them so that they died before the Lord.
• Numbers 16:35Then a fire went out from the Lord and devoured the 250 men who offered incense.
• Deuteronomy 9:3Understand today that the Lord your God who goes before you is a devouring fire; he will defeat and subdue them before you. You will dispossess and destroy them quickly just as he has told you.
• 1 Kings 19:11The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord. Look, the Lord is ready to pass by.” A very powerful wind went before the Lord, digging into the mountain and causing landslides, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the windstorm there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.
• Daniel 7:10A river of fire was streaming forth and proceeding from his presence. Many thousands were ministering to him; Many tens of thousands stood ready to serve him. The court convened and the books were opened.
• Nahum 1:5The mountains tremble before him, the hills convulse; the earth is laid waste before him, the world and all its inhabitants are laid waste.
• Habakkuk 3:5Plague goes before him; pestilence marches right behind him.

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