Of the True Service of God.
A psalm of Asaph, one of the directors of the Temple-chorus at the time of David, distinguished for musical and poetical ability, 1 Chronicles 26. The hymn shows how the grandeur and solemnity of the divine judgment should instruct men in the true worship and encourage them in true piety.
PSALM L _God, the Sovereign Judge, cites before his throne all his_ _people, and the priests and the judges_, 14; _and reproaches them for their vain confidence in the sacrifices_ _they had offere...
THE MIGHTY GOD, EVEN THE LORD - Even “Yahweh,” for this is the original word. The Septuagint and Vulgate render this “The God of gods, the Lord.” DeWette renders it, “God, God Jehovah, speaks.” Prof....
Psalms 50 The Demands of a Righteous God _ 1. His coming and His call (Psalms 50:1)_ 2. The God of Israel speaks (Psalms 50:7) 3. The demands of righteousness ...
L. GOD LOOKS TO CONDUCT RATHER THAN TO SACRIFICE. For the attitude to sacrifice, _cf._ Psalms 40*. PSALMS 50:1. The expected Theophany. PSALMS 50:1. Read _mg._ with LXX. CALLED THE EARTH: since the...
TITLE. OF ASAPH. of, or for Asaph. The only Psalm of Asaph in Book II, the others being in Book III of the Psalms. THE MIGHTY GOD, EVEN THE LORD. Hebrew "El, Elohim, Jehovah". The God of Gods, even J...
_The mighty God_, even the _Lord_ El Elohim Jehovah. The three names, representing three aspects of the Divine character, are combined to emphasise the majesty of Him with Whom Israel has to do. _El_r...
A solemn introduction, describing the Advent of Jehovah to judge His people. Of old He appeared at Sinai in the midst of lightnings and storm to give the Law: now He comes forth from Zion with the sam...
_The majesty of God in the church: his order to gather saints. The pleasure of God is not in ceremonies, but in sincerity of obedience._ A Psalm of Asaph. _TITLE._ ףּלאס מזמור _MIZMOR LEASAPH. A PSALM...
PSALMS 50 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Judgment on Israel Pronounced amid the Solemnities of an Audible and Visible Divine Manifestation. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 50:1-7, Preparations for Judgment: consisti...
_THE MIGHTY GOD, EVEN THE LORD, HATH SPOKEN, AND CALLED THE EARTH FROM THE RISING OF THE SUN UNTO THE GOING DOWN THEREOF._ As formerly at the giving of the law on Sinai, so now at the final consummat...
50:1 Elohim-Jehovah, (m-6) _ El Elohim Jehovah_ ....
THE MIGHTY GOD, _even_ THE Lord] RV 'GOD, _even_ GOD, THE Lord.' FROM THE RISING, etc.] from the E. to the W., not from morning to evening....
The title (A PSALM OF ASAPH) is discussed in Intro, to Book 3, where the other Pss. of Asaph are found. The present Ps. is one of solemn warning to those who attempt to serve God by formal sacrifices...
PSALMS 42:72 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
THE MIGHTY GOD, EVEN THE LORD. — Heb., _El Elohîm, Jehovah,_ a combination of the Divine names that has been very variously understood. The Authorised Version follows the rendering of Aquila and Symma...
מִזְמֹ֗ור לְ אָ֫סָ֥ף אֵ֤ל ׀ אֱֽלֹהִ֡ים יְֽהוָ֗ה...
Psalms 50:1 This is the first of the Asaph psalms, and is separated from the other eleven (Psalms 73:1; Psalms 74:1; Psalms 75:1;...
SACRIFICES WHICH GOD DESIRES Psalms 50:1 This is one of the most majestic compositions of this book. For literary power it cannot be excelled. The psalmist hears God calling the whole world from east...
The singer addresses himself in the name of God to the whole earth, that it may hear and learn an important lesson. The call is made in the first verse. The final appeal is in verses Psalms 50:22. The...
"A Psalm of (a) Asaph." The mighty God, [even] the LORD, hath spoken, and called the (b) earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. (a) Who was either the author, or a chief singer...
CONTENTS This Psalm, like the former, is in the nature of exhortation. It speaks, in the opening of it, as in the person of Jehovah. It reproves the Jews in their mistaken notions of sacrifices; poin...
1._The God of gods, even Jehovah, _(241) _hath spoken _The inscription of this psalm bears the name of Asaph; but whether he was the author of it, or merely received it as chief singer from the hand o...
In Psalms 50 we enter on new ground God's judgment of the people. Jehovah the mighty God summons the whole earth; as in Psalms 51 we have their confession of killing Christ. The introduction of Psalms...
THE MIGHTY GOD,.... In the Hebrew text it is "El", "Elohim", which Jarchi renders the "God of gods"; that is, of angels, who are so called, Psalms 8:5; so Christ, who is God over all, is over them; he...
__ Psalms 50:1 _« A Psalm of Asaph. » The mighty God, [even] the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof._ A Psalm of Asaph] Who was both a mus...
_The mighty God, even the Lord_ Hebrew. _Eel Elohim, Jehovah; the God of gods; Jehovah;_ the supreme Lord of heaven and earth, the Lawgiver and Judge of men and angels; to whom the greatest kings and...
1-6 This psalm is a psalm of instruction. It tells of the coming of Christ and the day of judgment, in which God will call men to account; and the Holy Ghost is the Spirit of judgement. All the child...
PSALM 50 THE ARGUMENT The design of this Psalm is, partly, to reprove and protest against the common miscarriages of many professors of religion, who satisfied their own consciences, and fancied that...
Psalms 50:1 Psalm H4210 Asaph H623 Mighty H410 God H430 LORD H3068 spoken H1696 (H8765) called H7121 ...
GOD CALLS ON THE WHOLE EARTH TO WITNESS HIS COMING TO JUDGE HIS PEOPLE (PSALMS 50:1). This section can be divided up as follows: · Who it is Who is coming (Psalms 50:1). · Where He is coming from an...
A Psalm of Asaph. It is mentioned, in the life of Hezekiah, that «the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer,» so that v...
Psalms 50:1. The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun until the going down thereof. Out of Zion the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Our God sh...
A Psalm of Asaph. Whether this means that Asaph wrote it, or that it was committed to him to sing, we do not know. Certainly Asaph did write some Psalms. There are twelve ascribed to him in the book...
CONTENTS: The arraignment of the ungodly and the greatness of Jehovah. CHARACTERS: God, Asaph. CONCLUSION: Every man shall be called to give an account of himself to God. In that great day, He will...
Asaph, to whom this psalm is inscribed, was a seer, as well as head of the singers. He was also the author of twelve psalms, extremely beautiful, and highly prophetic. He here declares that EL ELOHIM...
_The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth, from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof._ THE FIRST OF THE ASAPH PSALMS This_, _the first of the Asaph psalms, is sep...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 50:1. Through this psalm the worshipers announce God’s standards for living as part of his covenant people. The God who summons the earth (v. Psal
INTRODUCTION _Superscription_. “_A Psalm of Asaph_.” Asaph was “a Levite, son of Berachiah, one of the leaders of David’s choir (1 Chronicles 6:39). Psalms 50, 73-83 are attributed to him, but probabl...
EXPOSITION THE psalmist announces an appearance of God to his people "out of Zion," and a pronouncement of judgment upon them, which all heaven (Psalms 50:4) and earth (Psalms 50:1) are called upon to...
Psa 50:1-23 is divided into three categories. The first six verses deal with God who is speaking. In the Hebrew it begins, "El Elohim, Jehovah, hath spoken." God, singular; Gods, plural; and then the...
1 Chronicles 15:17; 1 Chronicles 16:37; 1 Chronicles 25:2; 1 Chronicles 25:6;...
Called — All the inhabitants of the earth, from one end to the other: whom he here summons to be witnesses of his proceedings in this solemn judgment, between him and his people, which is here poetica...