Psalms 50:7
Psalms 50:7 in Multiple Translations
“Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God.
Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.
Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify unto thee: I am God, even thy God.
Give ear, O my people, to my words; O Israel, I will be a witness against you; I am God, even your God.
“My people, listen to what I have to say. I am bringing charges against you, Israel. I am God, your God!
Heare, O my people, and I wil speake: heare, O Israel, and I wil testifie vnto thee: for I am God, euen thy God.
Hear, O My people, and I speak, O Israel, and I testify against thee, God, thy God [am] I.
“Hear, my people, and I will speak. Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God.
Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.
For behold I was conceived in iniquities; and in sins did my mother conceive me.
God says, “My people, listen! You Israeli people, listen, as I, your God, say what you have done that is wrong.
Berean Amplified Bible — Psalms 50:7
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Psalms 50:7 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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שִׁמְעָ֤/ה
עַמִּ֨/י
וַ/אֲדַבֵּ֗רָה
יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל
וְ/אָעִ֣ידָה
בָּ֑/ךְ
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
אֱלֹהֶ֣י/ךָ
אָנֹֽכִי
שִׁמְעָ֤/ה
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
V-Qal-Impv-2ms | Suff
עַמִּ֨/י
ʻam
H5971
Amaw
N-ms | Suff
וַ/אֲדַבֵּ֗רָה
dâbar
H1696
to speak
Conj | V-Piel-1cs
יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
N-proper
וְ/אָעִ֣ידָה
ʻûwd
H5749
to uphold
Conj | V-Hiphil-1cs
בָּ֑/ךְ
Prep | Suff
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
N-mp
אֱלֹהֶ֣י/ךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
N-mp | Suff
אָנֹֽכִי
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
Pron
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Hebrew Word Reference — Psalms 50:7
שִׁמְעָ֤/ה
shâmaʻ
H8085
"to hear"
V-Qal-Impv-2ms | Suff
To hear and listen is what this Hebrew word means, often implying attention and obedience. In Exodus and Deuteronomy, it is used when God speaks to the people, and they must listen and obey.
Definition: : hear v 1) to hear, listen to, obey 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hear (perceive by ear) 1a2) to hear of or concerning 1a3) to hear (have power to hear) 1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to 1a5) to understand (language) 1a6) to hear (of judicial cases) 1a7) to listen, give heed 1a7a) to consent, agree 1a7b) to grant request 1a8) to listen to, yield to 1a9) to obey, be obedient 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound) 1b2) to be heard of 1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed 1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound 1d2) to sound aloud (musical term) 1d3) to make proclamation, summon 1d4) to cause to be heard n m 2) sound
Usage: Occurs in 1072 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness. See also: Genesis 3:8; Exodus 32:18; Deuteronomy 27:9.
עַמִּ֨/י
ʻam
H5971
"Amaw"
N-ms | Suff
A people or nation is what this Hebrew word represents, like the nation of Israel in Exodus 33:13. It can also mean a tribe, troops, or attendants, and is used to describe a group of people gathered together. The word is often used to refer to the people of God.
Definition: This name means nation, people
Usage: Occurs in 1655 OT verses. KJV: folk, men, nation, people. See also: Genesis 11:6; Exodus 16:4; Leviticus 17:9.
וַ/אֲדַבֵּ֗רָה
dâbar
H1696
"to speak"
Conj | V-Piel-1cs
To speak or communicate, like God speaking to Moses in Exodus or a king commanding his people. It can also mean to promise or warn someone.
Definition: : speak/tell/command 1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing 1a) (Qal) to speak 1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to speak 1c2) to promise 1d) (Pual) to be spoken 1e) (Hithpael) to speak 1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight
Usage: Occurs in 1049 OT verses. KJV: answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work. See also: Genesis 8:15; Exodus 12:25; Leviticus 23:9.
יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
"Israel"
N-proper
Israel is the symbolic name of Jacob, also referring to his descendants. Jacob, son of Isaac and Rebekah, had 12 sons who became the tribes of Israel, as told in Genesis 25:26. His story is crucial to the Bible's narrative.
Definition: A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.26; son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259); brother of: Esau (H6215); married to Rachel (H7354), Leah (H3812), Zilpah (H2153) and Bilhah (H1090A); father of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); also called Jacob frequently § Israel = "God prevails" 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile
Usage: Occurs in 2231 OT verses. KJV: Israel. See also: Genesis 32:29; Exodus 13:18; Exodus 40:38.
וְ/אָעִ֣ידָה
ʻûwd
H5749
"to uphold"
Conj | V-Hiphil-1cs
To testify means to repeat or affirm something, like a witness in court. In the Bible, it appears in Deuteronomy 4:26 and Isaiah 44:26. It involves speaking up or warning others.
Definition: 1) to return, repeat, go about, do again 1a) (Piel) to surround, go round and round 1b) (Pilel) to restore, relieve 1c) (Hithpalel) to be restored
Usage: Occurs in 40 OT verses. KJV: admonish, charge, earnestly, lift up, protest, call (take) to record, relieve, rob, solemnly, stand upright, testify, give warning, (bear, call to, give, take to) witness. See also: Genesis 43:3; Nehemiah 13:15; Psalms 20:9.
בָּ֑/ךְ
""
Prep | Suff
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
"God"
N-mp
The Hebrew word for God, elohim, refers to the one supreme God, and is sometimes used to show respect to judges or magistrates. It is also used to describe angels or mighty beings. This word is closely related to the name of the Lord, Yahweh, and is often translated as God or gods in the Bible.
Definition: This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God" Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
Usage: Occurs in 2246 OT verses. KJV: angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty. See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 22:12; Exodus 3:11.
אֱלֹהֶ֣י/ךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
"God"
N-mp | Suff
The Hebrew word for God, elohim, refers to the one supreme God, and is sometimes used to show respect to judges or magistrates. It is also used to describe angels or mighty beings. This word is closely related to the name of the Lord, Yahweh, and is often translated as God or gods in the Bible.
Definition: This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God" Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
Usage: Occurs in 2246 OT verses. KJV: angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty. See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 22:12; Exodus 3:11.
אָנֹֽכִי
ʼânôkîy
H595
"I"
Pron
This simple Hebrew word just means 'I', referring to the speaker, like in Genesis 27 where Esau says 'I' when talking to his father Isaac.
Definition: I (first pers. sing.) Another spelling of a.ni (אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י "I" H0589)
Usage: Occurs in 335 OT verses. KJV: I, me, [idiom] which. See also: Genesis 3:10; Deuteronomy 11:26; 2 Samuel 3:39.
Study Notes — Psalms 50:7
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- Context
- Cross References
- Psalms 50:7 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Psalms 50:7
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 50:7
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Psalms 50:7
- Trapp's Commentary on Psalms 50:7
- Ellicott's Commentary on Psalms 50:7
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Psalms 50:7
- Cambridge Bible on Psalms 50:7
- Barnes' Notes on Psalms 50:7
- Whedon's Commentary on Psalms 50:7
- Sermons on Psalms 50:7
Context — The Mighty One Calls
5“Gather to Me My saints, who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
6And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
7“Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God.
8I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me. 9I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Exodus 20:2 | “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. |
| 2 | Psalms 81:8 | Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me! |
| 3 | Jeremiah 2:9 | Therefore, I will contend with you again, declares the LORD, and I will bring a case against your children’s children. |
| 4 | Psalms 81:10–12 | I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it. But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me. So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. |
| 5 | Micah 6:1–8 | Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice. Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel: ‘My people, what have I done to you? Testify against Me how I have wearied you! For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam. My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’” With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? |
| 6 | Ezekiel 20:5 | and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’ |
| 7 | Zechariah 13:9 | This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’” |
| 8 | 1 Samuel 12:22–25 | Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own. As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way. Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you. But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away.” |
| 9 | Ezekiel 20:19–20 | I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’ |
| 10 | 2 Chronicles 28:5 | So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force. |
Psalms 50:7 Summary
In Psalms 50:7, God is saying that He wants to speak to His people, and when He does, He will also testify, or speak out, against the sins they have committed. This is not because He doesn't love them, but because He does, and as their God, He wants what is best for them (as seen in Jeremiah 29:11). God's desire is for His people to listen to Him and follow His ways, just as it says in Deuteronomy 30:19-20, where we are encouraged to choose life by following God's commands. By listening to God's voice and turning from sin, we can experience restoration and a deeper relationship with Him.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean for God to testify against His people?
In Psalms 50:7, God is saying He will speak against the sins of His people, holding them accountable for their actions, as seen in Ezekiel 20:35-36 where God judges His people for their rebellion.
Why does God call Israel 'My people' if He is about to testify against them?
God calls Israel 'My people' because He has a covenant relationship with them, as established in Exodus 19:5-6, and as their God, He desires to correct and restore them.
Is God speaking only to the nation of Israel in this verse?
While the immediate context is God speaking to Israel, the principles apply to all God's people, as Romans 9:24-26 and 1 Peter 2:9-10 show that the church is also considered God's people, and He speaks to us today through His Word.
How does this verse relate to the idea of God as Judge?
This verse is connected to the idea of God as Judge, as mentioned in Psalms 50:6, where the heavens proclaim His righteousness, emphasizing God's role in judging His people and the world, as also seen in Genesis 18:25 and Psalms 96:13.
Reflection Questions
- What are some areas in my life where I need to hear God speaking to me, and how can I be more attentive to His voice?
- In what ways can I, like Israel, be considered 'God's people', and what are my responsibilities in this relationship?
- How does the knowledge that God will testify against sin affect my willingness to repent and turn from my own sinful ways?
- What does it mean for me to have a covenant relationship with God, and how does this impact my daily life and decisions?
Gill's Exposition on Psalms 50:7
Hear, O my people,.... This is an address to the people of the Jews, whom God had chosen to be his people above all others, and who professed themselves to be his people; but now a "loammi", Hosea
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 50:7
Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God. Hear, O my people, and I will speak - no longer 'keeping keeping' silence (Psalms 50:3).
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Psalms 50:7
Having brought in God as coming to judgment with them, he now gives an account of the process and of the sentence of the Judge, whose words are contained in this and the following verses. I will testify against thee; I will plead with thee, and declare my charge or indictment against thee. Even thy God; not only in general, as thou art my creature, but in a special manner, by many singular favours and obligations, and by that solemn covenant made at Sinai; whereby I avouched thee to be my peculiar people, and thou didst avouch me to be thy God, ,18.
Trapp's Commentary on Psalms 50:7
Psalms 50:7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I [am] God, [even] thy God.Ver. 7. Hear, O my people, and I will speak, &c.] What sweet and winning language is here for a preface! God’ s proceedings against sinners, whom he might confound with his terrors, is with meekness and much mildness, Genesis 3:9; Genesis 3:11; Genesis 4:9 Matthew 22:11; Matthew 26:50. Be we herein followers of God as dear children, Joshua 7:19 Galatians 6:1 2 Timothy 2:19. O Israel, I will testify against thee] i.e. I will expostulate with thee, and convince thee. This is a mercy which the Lord vouchsafed our first parents when they had sinned; the serpent he would not so much as examine, but doomed him presently. I am God] And should, therefore, have been better obeyed. Even thy God] And, therefore, thou of all others shouldest have had more care, and not have despited me with seeming honours by presenting me with outside services.
Ellicott's Commentary on Psalms 50:7
(7) Hear.—The actual judgment now opens, God asserting in impressive tones His right to preside: God, thy God, I . . . the Elohistic form of the more usual “Jehovah, thy God.”
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Psalms 50:7
Verse 7. Hear, O my people] As they were now amply informed concerning the nature and certainty of the general judgment, and were still in a state of probation, Asaph proceeds to show them the danger to which they were exposed, and the necessity of repentance and amendment, that when that great day should arrive, they might be found among those who had made a covenant with God by sacrifice. And he shows them that the sacrifice with which God would be well pleased was quite different from the bullocks, he-goats, c., which they were in the habit of offering. In short, he shows here that God has intended to abrogate those sacrifices, as being no longer of any service: for when the people began to trust in them, without looking to the thing signified, it was time to put them away. When the people began to pay Divine honours to the brazen serpent, though it was originally an ordinance of God's appointment for the healing of the Israelites, it was ordered to be taken away called nehushtan, a bit of brass; and broken to pieces. The sacrifices under the Jewish law were of God's appointment; but now that the people began to put their trust in them, God despised them.
Cambridge Bible on Psalms 50:7
7–15. The trial begins. God is the accuser as well as the judge. Israel’s sacrifices are unexceptionable, but it is not slain beasts which the Lord of all the earth desires, but the devotion of the heart, exhibited in thanksgiving and trust. The people as a whole are addressed. The duty which is enforced is their duty towards God, corresponding to the first Table of the Decalogue.
Barnes' Notes on Psalms 50:7
Hear, O my people, and I will speak - God himself is now introduced as speaking, and as stating the principles on which the judgment will proceed.
Whedon's Commentary on Psalms 50:7
7. Hear, O my people—The court and witnesses being called, (Psalms 50:1-6,) the case is now opened.
Sermons on Psalms 50:7
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(Through the Bible) Psalms 47-50 by Chuck Smith | In this sermon, the preacher begins by questioning why one should fear in times of evil when their own sins surround them. He emphasizes that wealth and riches cannot save or redee |
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A Pure Heart - Part 1 by Leonard Ravenhill | In this sermon, Dr. Luke Reisman preaches from the historic pulpit of John Wesley in London. He highlights the power of reading and understanding the Word of God. He emphasizes the |
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A Biblical Family - a Tool in God's Hands (Part 1) by Erlo Stegen | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of parents sharing their personal stories of faith with their children. He encourages parents to start with their own testimo |
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All Fulness in Christ by C.H. Spurgeon | In this sermon, the preacher calls upon angels and redeemed spirits to sing praises to the Lamb that was slain. The preacher emphasizes that all fullness and grace is found in Jesu |
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Jehovah Rapha by David Wilkerson | In this sermon, the preacher talks about the experience of soldiers being cast into the sea and their subsequent celebration. He emphasizes that there is something of God that will |
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Christian Revolution by Alan Redpath | In this sermon, the preacher focuses on the importance of the message of the living Christ in today's world. He highlights the current state of revolt and unrest in various countri |
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(Exodus) Exodus 20:3-7 by J. Vernon McGee | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the negative impact of the liquor industry and how they downplay the harm they cause by emphasizing the taxes they pay. He highlights the var |