Psalm 50
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Psalm 50 is a biblical psalm that presents God as a righteous judge calling His people to sincere worship and moral integrity rather than mere ritual.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Psalm 50 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical psalm
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Religious text ⓘ |
| addresses | Israel ⓘ |
| addressesGroup |
Those who offer sacrifices without obedience
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Those who recite statutes but hate discipline ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Asaph ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | Canonical scripture ⓘ |
| collection | Psalms of Asaph ⓘ |
| containsImage |
God appearing in fire and tempest
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God summoning heaven and earth as witnesses ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Moral integrity over ritual observance
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Sincere worship over sacrifice ⓘ |
| eschatologicalTone | Imagery of a judicial theophany ⓘ |
| genre |
Liturgical poetry
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Psalm ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 50 ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Formal worship is invalid without righteousness
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God owns all creation and needs no animal sacrifices ⓘ |
| keyVerse |
Psalm 50:14 "Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving"
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Psalm 50:23 "He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me" ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryDivision |
Address to the faithful about sacrifices
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Opening summons of God as judge ⓘ Rebuke of the wicked ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Christian liturgy
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Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
| moralFocus |
Call to gratitude and obedience
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Condemnation of hypocrisy ⓘ |
| openingWordsEnglish | "The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks" (common English rendering of v.1) ⓘ |
| openingWordsHebrewTransliteration | "El Elohim YHWH diber" ⓘ |
| partOf |
Psalms
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surface form:
Book of Psalms
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
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| positionInPsalter |
Psalms of Asaph
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surface form:
First psalm of Asaph
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| promises | Salvation to those who order their way aright ⓘ |
| quotedOrAlludedIn | Christian preaching on worship and judgment ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| structureFeature | Divine speech in first person ⓘ |
| textualNumbering |
Psalm 49
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surface form:
Psalm 49 in the Septuagint
Psalm 49 ⓘ
surface form:
Psalm 49 in the Vulgate
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| theme |
Condemnation of empty ritual
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Covenant faithfulness ⓘ Divine judgment ⓘ Ethical obedience ⓘ God as righteous judge ⓘ True worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.