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Psalms 50:12
12If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
Psalms 50:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.
- New Living Translation (NLT)If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for all the world is mine and everything in it.
Context of Psalms 50:12
10for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. 11I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine. If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it. 13Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats? 14“Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High,
Read all of Psalms 50Psalms 50:12 word by word
אִם־אֶ֭רְעַב לֹא־אֹ֣מַר לָ֑ךְ כִּי־לִ֥י תֵ֝בֵ֗ל וּמְלֹאָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 50:12
- Psalms 24:1The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
- Psalms 115:15May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
- Exodus 19:5Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine,
- Deuteronomy 10:14To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it.
- Job 41:11Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything under heaven belongs to me.
- 1 Corinthians 10:26for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”
- Psalms 104:24How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
- Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.
- Genesis 1:11Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so.
- Genesis 8:17Bring out every kind of living creature that is with you—the birds, the animals, and all the creatures that move along the ground—so they can multiply on the earth and be fruitful and increase in number on it.”
Commentaries on Psalms 50:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The world is mine, and the fullness thereof - Ye cannot, therefore, give me any thing that is not my own.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12If I were hungry, I would not tell thee - I should not have occasion to apply to you; I should not be dependent on you. For the world is mine - The earth; all that has been created. And the fulness thereof - All that fills the world; all that exists upon it. The whole is at his disposal; to all that the earth produces he has a right. This language is used to show the absurdity of the supposition that he was in any way dependent on man, or that the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 To obey is better than sacrifice, and to love God and our neighbour better than all burnt-offerings. We are here warned not to rest in these performances. And let us beware of resting in any form. God demands the heart, and how can human inventions please him, when repentance, faith, and holiness are neglected? In the day of distress we must apply to the Lord by fervent prayer. Our troubles, though we see them coming from God's hand, must…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-13The psalmist warns against valuing sacrificial rituals more than having the right attitude in your heart.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-158-15. However scrupulous in external worship, it was offered as if they conferred an obligation in giving God His own, and with a degrading view of Him as needing it [Psa 50:9-13]. Reproving them for such foolish and blasphemous notions, He teaches them to offer, or literally, "sacrifice," thanksgiving, and pay, or perform, their vows--that is, to bring, with the external symbolical service, the homage of the heart, and faith, penitence, and love. To this…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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