Psalms 50:4
He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.
Psalms 50:4 in other translations
| BSB | He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people: |
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| WEB | He calls to the heavens above, to the earth, that he may judge his people: |
| ASV | He calleth to the heavens above, And to the earth, that he may judge his people: |
| YLT | He doth call unto the heavens from above, And unto the earth, to judge His people. |
| DARBY | He will call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people: |
| BBE | His voice will go out to the heavens and to the earth, for the judging of his people: |
| Webster | He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. |
What does Psalms 50:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 50:1-4
Psa 50:1-23. In the grandeur and solemnity of a divine judgment, God is introduced as instructing men in the nature of true worship, exposing hypocrisy, warning the wicked, and encouraging the pious. 1-4. The description of this majestic appearance of God resembles that of His giving the law (compare Ex 19:16; 20:18; De 32:1).
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 50:1-6
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 children of men are concerned to know the right way of worshipping the Lord, in spirit and in truth. In the great day, our God shall come, and make those hear his judgement who would not hearken to his law. Happy are those who…
Psalms 50:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 50:4
- Deuteronomy 31:28
Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.
- Deuteronomy 32:1
Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
- Isaiah 1:2
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
- Deuteronomy 4:26
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
- Deuteronomy 30:19
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
- Micah 6:1-2
Hear ye now what the Lord saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.
- Psalms 98:9
Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
- Isaiah 11:3-4
And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
- John 5:22-23
For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
- Psalms 96:13
Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
- Deuteronomy 4:36
Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.
- Psalms 50:6
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Psalms 50:3
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
- Psalms 50:4
He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.
- Psalms 50:5
Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
Psalms 50:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Convocará á los cielos de arriba, y á la tierra, para juzgar á su pueblo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il appellera les cieux d’en haut, et la terre, pour juger son peuple: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er ruft dem Himmel droben und der Erde, um sein Volk zu richten: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea, et a peccato meo munda me. |