Psalm 50:16
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50:16God says this to the evildoer:25
“How can you declare my commands,
and talk about my covenant?26
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- 25 Heb “evil [one].” The singular adjective is used here in a representative sense; it refers to those within the larger covenant community who have blatantly violated the Lord’s commandments. In the psalms the “wicked” (רְשָׁעִים, résha’im) are typically proud, practical atheists (Ps 10:2, 4, 11) who hate God’s commands, commit sinful deeds, speak lies and slander, and cheat others (Ps 37:21).
- 26 Heb “What to you to declare my commands and lift up my covenant upon your mouth?” The rhetorical question expresses sarcastic amazement. The Lord is shocked that such evildoers would give lip-service to his covenantal demands, for their lifestyle is completely opposed to his standards (see vv. 18–20).
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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?
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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?
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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?
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NLTNew Living Translation
But God says to the wicked:
“Why bother reciting my decrees
and pretending to obey my covenant?
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But to the wicked God says,
“What right have you to recite my statutes
and mention my covenant with your mouth,
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KJV 1900King James Version
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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