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Psalms 50:1
A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalm is attributed to Asaph and presents Yahweh addressing the entire earth, summoning creation from sunrise to sunset. This divine speech occurs in the immediate context of God shining forth from Zion, establishing his authority over all people.
The words — The phrase אֵל אֱלֹהִים יְהוָה ('el 'eloah Yahweh) translates literally as "God God Yahweh," stacking divine titles to emphasize sovereignty. The verb דִּבֶּר (diBer) means "he has spoken," initiating the summons that follows.
The thread — The motif of God's name being praised from sunrise to sunset appears in Psalm 113:3. The declaration "The LORD, the Mighty One, is God" echoes Joshua 22:22, while the gathering of all nations before him anticipates the judgment scene in Matthew 25:32.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that the Creator addresses all creation and requires accountability. It asks the reader to acknowledge divine authority and prepare for judgment rather than assume passive observation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
A Psalm of Asaph. The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
Cross-references
- Psalms 113:3 From where the sun rises to where it sets, the name of the LORD is praised.
- Joshua 22:22 “The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! He knows, and may Israel also know. If this was in rebellion or breach of faith against the LORD, do not spare us today.
- Matthew 25:32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
- Amos 3:8 The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy?
- Jeremiah 32:18 You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts,
- 1 Chronicles 16:37 So David left Asaph and his associates there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements,
- Nehemiah 9:6 You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.
- Isaiah 1:2 Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
- 1 Chronicles 25:2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
- 1 Chronicles 25:6 All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.