Psalms 50:12

12 "If I were hungry I would not tell you, For the ¹world is Mine, and all it contains.

Psalms 50:12 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 50:12

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee
Or "say to thee" ^F23; ask for anything

for the world [is] mine, and the fulness thereof;
with which, was the former his case, he could satisfy himself; see ( Psalms 24:1 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 (Kl rma al) "non dicam tibi", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Musculus; "non dicerem tibi", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius, Michaelis.

Psalms 50:12 In-Context

10 "For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills.

11 "I know every bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine.

12 "If I were hungry I would not tell you, For the world is Mine, and all it contains.

13 "Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats?

14 "Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High;

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 10:14; Psalms 24:1; 1 Corinthians 10:26

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "its fullness"