Psalms 50:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 50:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Our 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...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a (d) fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. (d) As when God gave his law in mount Sinai he appeared terrible...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  L. God Looks to Conduct rather than to Sacrifice. For the attitude to sacrifice, cf. Psalms 40*. Psalms 50:1-6 . The expected Theophany. Psalms 50:1 . Read mg. with LXX. called the e...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  shall come. The promise of Exodus 3:7 ; Exodus 3:8 turned into. prayer. Compare Isaiah 11:11 . not keep silence. Now He is keeping silence. But He will speak again, and here we are told what...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  3. Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence (243) He repeats that God would come, in order to confirm his doctrine, and more effectually arouse them. He would come, and should not alw...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. By the same bold figure, Micah calls upon the mountains, that is, the...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Our God shall come— That is Christ. Now there are three comings of Christ expressed in the Scripture; the first in humility, in our flesh and nature; the last in glory, for the judging of the who...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. Our God shall come. "OUR God" contains the reason why He shal...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  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 sacrific...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Our God shall come... shall devour... shall be. — Better, comes ... devours ... is. The drama, the expected scene having been announced, now opens. The vision unfolds itself before the po...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Psalms 50:1-23 This is the first of the Asaph psalms, and is separated from the other eleven ( Psalms 73:1-28 ; Psalms 74:1-23 ; Psalms 75:1-10 ; Psalms 76:1-12 ; Psalms 77:1-20 ; Psalms 78:1...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Sacrifices Which God Desires Psalms 50:1-15 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...

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• Psalms 50:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  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 50:22-23...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  In few words, but most striking terms, the vast difference is here pointed out between the righteous and the sinner. But observe how reference is made to the sacrifice. And what is this but Christ th...

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• Psalms 50:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  THE SILENCE OF GOD ‘Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence.… These things hast thou done, and I kept silence.’ Psalms 50:3 ; Psalms 50:21 These two sentences—occurring as they do in t...

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• Psalms 50:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Our God shall come ,.... That is, Christ, who is truly and properly God, and who was promised and expected as a divine Person; and which was necessary on account of the work he came about; and belie...

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• Psalms 50:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. Ver. 3. Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence ] He doth d...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Our God shall come , &c. God will undoubtedly come and call us to judgment; though now he seems to take no notice of our conduct. The prophet speaks this in the person of one of God's worshipper...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Majesty of Messiah. A psalm of Asaph.       1 The mighty God, even the L ORD , hath spoken, and called the earth fro...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Our God: these words are used here, as they are also Hebrews 12:29 , emphatically. The prophet speaks this in the person of the Israelites and worshippers of God, whereof he was one, and thereby...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  God Calls On The Whole Earth To Witness His Coming To Judge His People ( Psalms 50:1-6 ). This section can be divided up as follows: · Who it is Who is coming ( Psalms 50:1 ). · Where He is comi...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  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 pro...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  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...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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...

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• Psalms 50:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

  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...

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• Psalms 50:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  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 ca...

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• Psalms 50:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  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 th...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 19:11 ; 1 Kings 19:12 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:8 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:9 ; Daniel 7:10 ; Deuteronomy 9:3 ; Exodus 19:18 ; Habakkuk 3:5 ; Hebrews 10:28 ; Hebrews 10:29 ; Hebrews 12:18-21 ;...

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• Psalms 50:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Our God — The prophet speaks this in the persons of the worshippers of God. Though he be our God, yet he will come to execute judgment upon us. Cease — Or delay to sit in judgment. Tempestuous — Th...

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