Psalms 50:16

But to the wicked God says, “What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips,

World English Bible British with Deuterocanon

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

15Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honour me.”

17since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?

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Cross References

Psalms 78:36But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.

Isaiah 1:11“What are the multitude of your sacrifices to me?”, says the LORD. “I have had enough of the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed animals. I don’t delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of male goats.

Isaiah 48:1“Hear this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and have come out of the waters of Judah. You swear by the LORD’s name, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness—

Isaiah 55:6Seek the LORD while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.

Jeremiah 7:4Don’t trust in lying words, saying, ‘The LORD’s temple, the LORD’s temple, the LORD’s temple, are these.’

Ezekiel 20:37“I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 50:8-16

The Inefficacy of Legal Sacrifices. 7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God. 8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me. 9 I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds. 10 For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. 11 I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine. 12 If I were hungry, I would not… Read the whole commentary →

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