Psalms 50:21

Psalms 50:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
• New International Version (NIV)When you did these things and I kept silent, you thought I was exactly like you. But I now arraign you and set my accusations before you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)While you did all this, I remained silent, and you thought I didn’t care. But now I will rebuke you, listing all my charges against you.

Context of Psalms 50:21

19You give your mouth to evil, And your tongue frames deceit. 20You sit and speak against your brother; You slander your own mother’s son. These things you have done, and I kept silent; You thought that I was altogether like you; But I will rebuke you, And set them in order before your eyes. 22“Now consider this, you who forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, And there be none to deliver: 23Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; And to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God.”

Psalms 50:21 word by word

אֵ֤לֶּה עָשִׂ֨יתָ׀ וְֽהֶחֱרַ֗שְׁתִּי דִּמִּ֗יתָ הֱֽיוֹת־אֶֽהְיֶ֥ה כָמ֑וֹךָ אוֹכִיחֲךָ֖ וְאֶֽעֶרְכָ֣ה לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• hast thou doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• and I kept silenceחָרֵשׁchârash · be quietH2790
• thou thoughtestדָּמָהdâmâh · to resembleH1819
• that I was altogetherהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• I will reproveיָכַחyâkach · to rebukeH3198
• in orderעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• before thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: before(the eyes)H5869

Cross-references for Psalms 50:21

• Psalms 50:3Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent; A fire shall devour before Him, And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him.
• Psalms 109:1Do not keep silent, O God of my praise!
• Ecclesiastes 8:11Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
• Isaiah 26:10Let grace be shown to the wicked, Yet he will not learn righteousness; In the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly, And will not behold the majesty of the Lord.
• Isaiah 57:11“And of whom have you been afraid, or feared, That you have lied And not remembered Me, Nor taken it to your heart? Is it not because I have held My peace from of old That you do not fear Me?
• Romans 2:4Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
• 2 Peter 3:9The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
• Psalms 73:11And they say, “How does God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?”
• Psalms 94:7Yet they say, “The Lord does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob understand.”
• Numbers 23:19“God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
• Isaiah 40:15Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket, And are counted as the small dust on the scales; Look, He lifts up the isles as a very little thing.
• Exodus 3:14And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”
• Psalms 50:8I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices Or your burnt offerings, Which are continually before Me.
• Proverbs 29:1He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
• Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
• Psalms 90:8You have set our iniquities before You, Our secret sins in the light of Your countenance.

Commentaries on Psalms 50:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21These things hast thou done - My eye has been continually upon you, though my judgments have not been poured out: and because I was silent, thou didst suppose I was such as thyself; but I will reprove thee, etc. I will visit for these things.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21These things hast thou done, and I kept silence - Compare the notes at Isaiah 18:4. The meaning is, that while they did these things - while they committed these abominations - he did not interfere. He did not come forth in his anger to destroy them. He had borne all this with patience. He had borne this until it was now time that he should interpose Isaiah 18:3, and state the true principles of his government, and warn then of the consequences of such a…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. 21Because he is patient, God remained silent.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2221-22. God, no longer (even in appearance) disregarding such, exposes their sins and threatens a terrible punishment.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 50:21

• Blasphemy
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• Judgments
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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