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Psalm 50:16–17

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16But unto the wicked God saith,

yWhat hast thou to do to declare my statutes,

Or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

17zSeeing thou hatest instruction,

And acastest my words behind thee.

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  1. yComp. Ps. 94:20 (Heb.).
  2. zComp. Rom. 2:21, 22.
  3. aSee 1 Kin. 14:9.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But to the wicked God says:

“What right have you to recite my statutes

or take my covenant on your lips?

For you hate discipline,

and you cast my words behind you.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But to the wicked person, God says:

“What right have you to recite my laws

or take my covenant on your lips?

You hate my instruction

and cast my words behind you.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But God says to the wicked:

“What right do you have to recite my statutes

and to take my covenant on your lips?

You hate instruction

and fling my words behind you.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

But God says to the wicked:

“Why bother reciting my decrees

and pretending to obey my covenant?

For you refuse my discipline

and treat my words like trash.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But to the wicked God says,

“What right have you to recite my statutes

and mention my covenant with your mouth,

while you yourself hate discipline,

and cast my words behind you?

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press