Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
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
Our God shall come. The psalmist speaks of himself and his brethren as standing in immediate anticipation of the appearing of the Lord upon the scene. "He comes, "they say, "our covenant God is coming; "they can hear his voice from afar, and perceive the splendour of his attending train. Even thus should we await the long promised appearing of the Lord from heaven. And shall not keep silence.
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