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Psalms 50:12

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12 If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
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Psalms 50:12 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
English Standard Version (ESV)
12 "If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine.
New Living Translation (NLT)
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for all the world is mine and everything in it.
The Message Bible (MSG)
12 If I get hungry, do you think I'd tell you? All creation and its bounty are mine.
American Standard Version (ASV)
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; For the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you, because the world and all that it contains are mine.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and everything in it is Mine.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
12 If I were hungry, I wouldn't tell you. The world belongs to me. And so does everything in it.

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 ) .

FOOTNOTES:

F23 (Kl rma al) "non dicam tibi", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Musculus; "non dicerem tibi", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius, Michaelis.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Psalms 50:12 In-Context

10 for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine.
12 If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
14 “Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High,

Cross References 2

  • 1. Exodus 19:5
  • 2. Deuteronomy 10:14; S Joshua 3:11; Psalms 24:1; 1 Corinthians 10:26
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