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

1The Lord, the Mighty One, is God, and he has spoken; he has summoned all humanity from where the sun rises to where it sets. 2From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines in glorious radiance. Our God approaches, and he is not silent. Fire devours everything in his way, and a great storm rages around him. 4He calls on the heavens above and earth below to witness the judgment of his people. 5“Bring my faithful people to me— those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices.”

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 that is what God is like. He is our God forever and ever, and he will guide us until we die.
• Psalms 68:20Our God is a God who saves! The Sovereign Lord rescues us from death.
• Revelation 22:20He who is the faithful witness to all these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!
• Psalms 50:21While 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.
• Psalms 83:1O God, do not be silent! Do not be deaf. Do not be quiet, O God.
• Isaiah 42:13The Lord will march forth like a mighty hero; he will come out like a warrior, full of fury. He will shout his battle cry and crush all his enemies.
• Isaiah 65:6“Look, my decree is written out in front of me: I will not stand silent; I will repay them in full! Yes, I will repay them—
• Psalms 97:3Fire spreads ahead of him and burns up all his foes.
• Exodus 19:18All of Mount Sinai was covered with smoke because the Lord had descended on it in the form of fire. The smoke billowed into the sky like smoke from a brick kiln, and the whole mountain shook violently.
• Leviticus 10:2So fire blazed forth from the Lord’s presence and burned them up, and they died there before the Lord.
• Numbers 16:35Then fire blazed forth from the Lord and burned up the 250 men who were offering incense.
• Deuteronomy 9:3But recognize today that the Lord your God is the one who will cross over ahead of you like a devouring fire to destroy them. He will subdue them so that you will quickly conquer them and drive them out, just as the Lord has promised.
• 1 Kings 19:11“Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the Lord told him. And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.
• Daniel 7:10and a river of fire was pouring out, flowing from his presence. Millions of angels ministered to him; many millions stood to attend him. Then the court began its session, and the books were opened.
• Nahum 1:5In his presence the mountains quake, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles, and its people are destroyed.
• Habakkuk 3:5Pestilence marches before him; plague follows close behind.

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