KJV ORIGINAL
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And the heavens will announce God's righteousness, because God himself is the judge. (Pause and think about this.)
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse declares that all of creation bears witness to God's perfect justice, since he alone has the authority to judge right from wrong.
📚 Historical Context
Psalm 50 is attributed to Asaph, a worship leader in David's time, and presents God as both prosecutor and judge calling his people to account. The psalm depicts a cosmic courtroom scene where God summons heaven and earth as witnesses to his covenant lawsuit against Israel for their empty religious rituals without heartfelt devotion.
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