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Psalms 50:14–16

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Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
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?
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From verse 14

  1. Hebrews 13:15Rank 1 from verse 14
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    15By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

  2. Psalms 56:12Rank 2 from verse 14
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    12Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

  3. Deuteronomy 23:21Rank 3 from verse 14
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    21¶ When thou shalt vow a vow unto the Lord thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the Lord thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.

  4. Psalms 107:21–22Rank 4 from verse 14
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    21Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

    22And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

  5. Psalms 116:12–14Rank 5 from verse 14
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    12What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?

    13I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.

    14I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.

From verse 15

  1. Psalms 107:28Rank 1 from verse 15
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    28Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

  2. Psalms 91:15Rank 2 from verse 15
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    15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

  3. Psalms 34:3–4Rank 3 from verse 15
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    3O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

    4I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

  4. Psalms 107:19Rank 4 from verse 15
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    19Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.

  5. Zechariah 13:9Rank 5 from verse 15
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    9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.

From verse 16

  1. Isaiah 29:13Rank 1 from verse 16
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    13¶ Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

  2. Psalms 25:14Rank 2 from verse 16
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    14The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

  3. Psalms 78:36–38Rank 3 from verse 16
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    36Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

    37For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

    38But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

  4. Isaiah 55:6–7Rank 4 from verse 16
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    6¶ Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

    7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

  5. Romans 2:17–24Rank 5 from verse 16
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    17Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

    18And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

    19And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,

    20An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

    21Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

    22Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

    23Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?

    24For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 50:14

COMBINED MEANING

thanksgiving

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1. The act or expression of giving thanks to God. 2. A sacrifice or offering made to God as an expression of thanks.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

pay

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To discharge a debt or obligation; to render what is due, fulfill a promise, reward, or recompense.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

most High

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A title of God as the supreme ruler, who rules in the kingdom of men and gives it to whomsoever he will.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

high

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Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 50:15

COMBINED MEANING

call

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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

trouble

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Sense 1: Disturbance, affliction, distress, vexation, or difficulty. Sense 2: To disturb, distress, afflict, or inconvenience.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

deliver

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Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

glorify

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To honour, praise, magnify, exalt, make glorious, display glory in, or cause the excellence and worth of a person or name to be acknowledged.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 50:16

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

declare

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To make known, tell, announce, proclaim, explain, show, or state plainly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

covenant

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Sense 1: A binding agreement, promise, pledge, or appointed order. Sense 2: The stated words, terms, testimony, or written record of such an agreement or promise.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Read all 23 verses in Psalms 50:1–23

50:1THE mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

50:3Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

50:4He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

50:5Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

50:6And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.

50:7Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.

50:8I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.

50:9I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.

50:10For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.

50:11I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.

50:12If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

50:13Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?

50:14Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

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50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

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50:16But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

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50:17Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.

50:18When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.

50:19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

50:20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.

50:21These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

50:22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

50:23Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

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