Psalms 50:19
Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit: a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
In Context
20Do good, O Lord, to Sion in thy good pleasure; and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.
Cross References
Psalms 5:9Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make my way plain before thy face.
Psalms 12:2How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me? for ever? how long wilt thou turn away thy face from me?
Psalms 52:2The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in iniquities: there is none that does good.
Psalms 55:12I have hoped in God; I will not be afraid of what man shall do to me.
Psalms 64:3Hear my prayer; to thee all flesh shall come.
Jeremiah 9:5There is usury upon usury, and deceit upon deceit: they would not know me, saith the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 50:17-23
The Character of the Wicked. 16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? 17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee. 18 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. 19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. 20 Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son. 21 These things hast thou done,… Read the whole commentary →