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Psalm 50

Psa. 50:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the heavens
shamayim (Hebrew #8064)
from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
KJV usage: air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yim
Origin: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}
shall declare
nagad (Hebrew #5046)
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
KJV usage: bewray, X certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, X fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, X surely, tell, utter.
Pronounce: naw-gad'
Origin: a primitive root
his righteousness
tsedeq (Hebrew #6664)
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
KJV usage: X even, (X that which is altogether) just(-ice), ((un-))right(-eous) (cause, -ly, - ness).
Pronounce: tseh'-dek
Origin: from 6663
: for God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
x is judge
shaphat (Hebrew #8199)
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: + avenge, X that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), X needs, plead, reason, rule.
Pronounce: shaw-fat'
Origin: a primitive root
himself. Selah
celah (Hebrew #5542)
suspension (of music), i.e. pause
KJV usage: Selah.
Pronounce: seh'-law
Origin: from 5541
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Rev. 20:12• 12And I saw the dead, the great and the little, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is {i}the book{/i} of life: and the dead were judged out of the things written in the books according to their works. (Rev. 20:12)

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God,
Heaven,
Righteousness,
Selah

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Ministry on This Verse

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heavens.
Psa. 97:6• 6The heavens declare his righteousness,{HR}And all the peoples see his glory. (Psa. 97:6)
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Rom. 2:5• 5But according to thy hardness and unrepentant heart thou treasurest to thyself wrath in [the] day of wrath and revelation of God's righteous judgment, (Rom. 2:5)
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Rev. 16:5‑7• 5And I heard the angel of the waters say, Righteous art thou that art and that wast holy, because thou hast judged these things.
 6For they shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou gavest them blood to drink: they are worthy.
 7And I heard the altar say, Yea, O Lord God the Almighty, true and righteous {i}are{/i} thy judgments. (Rev. 16:5‑7)
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Rev. 19:2• 2for true and righteous {i}are{/i} his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. (Rev. 19:2)
God.
Psa. 75:7• 7For God [is] judge;{HR}One he putteth down,{HR}And lifteth up another. (Psa. 75:7)
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Gen. 18:25• 25{i}Far be it from thee to do so, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that the righteous should be as the wicked—far be it from thee! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?{/i} (Gen. 18:25)
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John 5:22‑23• 22for not even the Father judgeth anyone, but hath given all the judgment to the Son;
 23that all may honour the Son even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father that sent him. (John 5:22‑23)
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Rom. 14:9‑12• 9For unto this [end] Christ died and lived, that he might be Lord both of dead and living.
 10But thou, why judgest thou thy brother? or thou too, why despisest thou thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God.
 11For it is written, “I live, saith [the] Lord, that to me shall bow every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God.”
 12So then each of us shall give account concerning himself to God. (Rom. 14:9‑12)
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2 Cor. 5:10• 10For we must all be manifested before the judgment-seat of Christ, that each may receive the things [done] in the body according to what he did, whether good or evil. (2 Cor. 5:10)
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Rev. 20:11‑12• 11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and there was found no place for them.
 12And I saw the dead, the great and the little, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is {i}the book{/i} of life: and the dead were judged out of the things written in the books according to their works. (Rev. 20:11‑12)
Selah.
Psa. 7:3‑5• 3O Jehovah, my God, if I have done this;{HR}If there be iniquity in my hands;
 4If I have recompensed with evil him that is at peace with me;{HR}If I have spoiled mine adversary without a cause;
 5Let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it,{HR}And let him tread down my life to the ground,{HR}And let him cause mine honour to lie in the dust. Selah. (Psa. 7:3‑5)
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Psa. 9:16• 16Jehovah is become known;{HR}He hath executed judgment:{HR}In the work of his own hands the wicked [man] is ensnared.{HR}Higgayon. Selah. (Psa. 9:16)
• The earth has manifested the unrighteousness of man; now, at last, the heavens will declare the righteousness of God. (“Psalm 50” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; for God executeth judgmentc himself. Selah.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "is judge."

W. Kelly Translation

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And the heavens declare his righteousness for God [is] judge himself. Selah.