He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people:
The Church has always been plagued by hypocrites who reduce religion to empty ceremony, imagining that outward rites alone satisfy God. This psalm cuts hard against that error, exposing how we dishonor His name by confusing ritual with true worship, which is spiritual and consists of prayer and thanksgiving.
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Commenting on Psalm 50:1-23
He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth. Angels and men, the upper and the lower worlds, are called to witness the solemn scene. The whole creation shall stand in court to testify to the solemnity and the truth of the divine pleading.
God calls all the earth to witness His judgment, not because the controversy cannot be settled otherwise, but because every son of Adam must learn the true way to worship Him in spirit and truth. When the Messiah's kingdom is established, all nations shall be invited to this evangelical worship and shall give account of themselves to God.
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Commenting on Psalm 50:1-6