I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.
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.
AI summary
Commenting on Psalm 50:1-23
The address which follows is directed to the professed people of God. It is clearly, in the first place, meant for Israel; but is equally applicable to the visible church of God in every age. It declares the futility of external worship when spiritual faith is absent, and the mere outward ceremonial is rested in.
Commenting on Psalm 50:7
I will take no bullock out of thy house. Foolishly they dreamed that bullocks with horns and hoofs could please the Lord, when indeed he sought for hearts and souls. Impiously they fancied that Jehovah needed these supplies, and that if they fed his altar with their fat beasts, he would be content. What he intended for their instruction, they made their confidence.