Psalms 50:18
For if thou desiredst sacrifice, I would have given it: 1 Thou wilt not take pleasure in whole burnt offerings. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.
In Context
17O Lord, thou shalt open my lips; 1 And my mouth shall declare thy praise. 1
19Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit: 1 A broken and humbled heart God will not despise. 1
Cross References
Leviticus 20:10Whatever man shall commit adultery with the wife of a man, or whoever shall commit adultery with the wife of his neighbor, let them die the death, the adulterer and the adulteress.
Job 31:9If my heart has gone forth after another man’s wife, 1 And if I laid wait at her doors; 1
Proverbs 2:16To remove thee far from the straight way, 1 And to estrange thee from a righteous purpose. 1 My son, let not evil counsel overtake thee, 1
Isaiah 5:23who justify the ungodly for rewards, and take away the righteousness of the righteous.
Micah 7:3they prepare their hands for mischief, the prince asks a reward, and the judge speaks flattering words; it is the desire of their soul:
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 →