Psalm 50
Psalm 50 Meaning
Psalm 50 pictures God coming to hold court with His people. He does not need their sacrifices, for every animal is already His; what He desires is thanksgiving and a life that matches their words.
He warns those who recite His covenant while ignoring it, and He promises that the one who offers thanks and orders his way rightly will see the salvation of God.
Key verses from Psalm 50
“The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.”
Psalm 50:1
“Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:”
Psalm 50:14
“And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.”
Psalm 50:15
“Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.”
Psalm 50:23
How Psalm 50 points to Jesus
Jesus is the salvation God shows to those who call on Him in the day of trouble. He fulfills the true worship this psalm calls for, a life of thanksgiving offered from the heart.