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Fire devours everything in his way, and a great storm rages around him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/50.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/50.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/50.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/50.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent; A fire shall devour before Him, And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/50.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />May our God come and not keep silent; Fire devours before Him, And a storm is violently raging around Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/50.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />May our God come and not keep silence; Fire devours before Him, And it is very tempestuous around Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/50.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />May our God come and not keep silence; Fire devours before Him, And it is very tempestuous around Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/50.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />May our God come and not be silent; Fire devours before Him, And a <i>storm</i> whirls around Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/50.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />May our God come and not keep silent; Fire devours before Him, And around Him a mighty tempest rages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/50.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our God is coming; he will not be silent! Devouring fire precedes him, and a storm rages around him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/50.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our God is coming; He will not be silent! Devouring fire precedes Him, and a storm rages around Him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/50.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence: A fire devoureth before him, And it is very tempestuous round about him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/50.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Our God approaches, but not silently; a flaming fire comes first, and a storm surrounds him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/50.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/50.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Our God will come and will not remain silent. A devouring fire is in front of him and a raging storm around him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/50.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Our God is coming, but not in silence; a raging fire is in front of him, a furious storm around him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/50.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Our God has appeared and he has not been silent; a devouring fire blazed before him, and a mighty storm swirled around him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/50.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/50.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Our God approaches and is not silent; consuming fire goes ahead of him and all around him a storm rages. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/50.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very stormy around him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/50.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous around him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/50.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very stormy around him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/50.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Our God comes, and is not silent, "" Fire devours before Him, "" And around Him it has been very tempestuous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/50.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Our God cometh, and is not silent, Fire before Him doth devour, And round about him it hath been very tempestuous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/50.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Our God shall come, and he will not be silent: a fire shall consume before him, and it stormed greatly round about him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/50.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />God shall come manifestly: our God shall come, and shall not keep silence. A fire shall burn before him: and a mighty tempest shall be round about him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/50.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 49:3>God will arrive manifestly. Our God also will not keep silence. A fire will flare up in his sight, and a mighty tempest will surround him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/50.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Our God comes and will not be silent! Devouring fire precedes him, it rages strongly around him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/50.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Our God comes and does not keep silence, before him is a devouring fire, and a mighty tempest all around him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/50.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence; a fire shall consume before him, and it shall flame round about him greatly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/50.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />God will come and will not be silent, and fire will devour before him and it will storm around him greatly.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/50.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence; A fire devoureth before Him, And round about Him it stormeth mightily.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/50.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />God, our God, shall come manifestly, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall be kindled before him, and round about him there shall be a very great tempest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/50-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=5875" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/50.htm">The Mighty One Calls</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">Our God</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">approaches</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">and will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2790.htm" title="2790: ye·ḥĕ·raš (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To cut in, engrave, plow, devise.">be silent!</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: tō·ḵêl (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">Consuming</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš- (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nāw (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">precedes Him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8175.htm" title="8175: niś·‘ă·rāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To storm, to shiver, fear. A primitive root; to storm; by implication, to shiver, i.e. Fear.">and a tempest</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: ū·sə·ḇî·ḇāw (Conj-w:: Adv:: 3ms) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">rages around Him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7-8</a></span><br />and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1-3</a></span><br />Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near— / a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come. / Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland—surely nothing will escape them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-14.htm">Revelation 1:14-15</a></span><br />The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. / His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a></span><br />But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. / And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a></span><br />“For our God is a consuming fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Ezekiel 1:4</a></span><br />I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30-31</a></span><br />At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5-6</a></span><br />The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers. / Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Isaiah 30:27-30</a></span><br />Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire. / His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray. / You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a></span><br />Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Amos 1:2</a></span><br />He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a></span><br />For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Isaiah 42:13-15</a></span><br />The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies: / “I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will groan like a woman in labor; I will at once gasp and pant. / I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.</p><p class="hdg">Our</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/48-14.htm">Psalm 48:14</a></b></br> For this God <i>is</i> our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide <i>even</i> unto death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-20.htm">Psalm 68:20</a></b></br> <i>He that is</i> our God <i>is</i> the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord <i>belong</i> the issues from death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/22-20.htm">Revelation 22:20</a></b></br> He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.</p><p class="hdg">keep</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-21.htm">Psalm 50:21</a></b></br> These <i>things</i> hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether <i>such an one</i> as thyself: <i>but</i> I will reprove thee, and set <i>them</i> in order before thine eyes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-1.htm">Psalm 83:1</a></b></br> A Song <i>or</i> Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Isaiah 42:13,14</a></b></br> The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies… </p><p class="hdg">a fire</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/97-3.htm">Psalm 97:3</a></b></br> A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a></b></br> And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-2.htm">Leviticus 10:2</a></b></br> And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">it shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7-15</a></b></br> Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/97-4.htm">Psalm 97:4,5</a></b></br> His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/39-3.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/psalms/27-2.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/job/24-21.htm">Devoureth</a> <a href="/psalms/18-8.htm">Devouring</a> <a href="/job/24-21.htm">Devours</a> <a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/psalms/12-4.htm">Mightily</a> <a href="/psalms/50-1.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/psalms/39-9.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/40-23.htm">Rages</a> <a href="/psalms/48-12.htm">Round</a> <a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-14.htm">Storm-Winds</a> <a href="/acts/27-14.htm">Stormy</a> <a href="/acts/27-14.htm">Tempestuous</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/58-9.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/psalms/52-4.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-28.htm">Devoureth</a> <a href="/psalms/52-4.htm">Devouring</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-28.htm">Devours</a> <a href="/psalms/57-4.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/psalms/60-12.htm">Mightily</a> <a href="/psalms/52-1.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/psalms/65-7.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-3.htm">Rages</a> <a href="/psalms/55-10.htm">Round</a> <a href="/psalms/50-21.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/psalms/50-21.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">Storm-Winds</a> <a href="/psalms/55-8.htm">Stormy</a> <a href="/jonah/1-11.htm">Tempestuous</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 50</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/50-1.htm">The majesty of God in the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/50-5.htm">His order to gather his saints</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/50-7.htm">The pleasure of God is not in ceremonies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/50-14.htm">but in sincerity of obedience</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/50.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/50.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Our God approaches and will not be silent!</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the active presence and intervention of God. In the biblical context, God's approach often signifies judgment or deliverance. The idea of God not being silent is a recurring theme, indicating that God will speak and act decisively. This can be connected to other scriptures such as <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Isaiah 42:13-14</a>, where God is portrayed as a warrior who will not hold back. Theologically, this reflects God's sovereignty and His role as a righteous judge who will address the sins of His people and the world.<p><b>Consuming fire precedes Him,</b><br>The imagery of consuming fire is significant in the Bible, often symbolizing God's holiness and judgment. In <a href="/deuteronomy/4-24.htm">Deuteronomy 4:24</a>, God is described as a "consuming fire," highlighting His purity and the destruction of sin. This imagery is also seen in the New Testament, in <a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a>. The fire represents both purification and destruction, indicating that God's presence will purify the faithful and consume the wicked. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who purifies believers through His sacrifice and will return in judgment.<p><b>and a tempest rages around Him.</b><br>The tempest or storm surrounding God signifies His power and majesty. In the ancient Near Eastern context, storms were often associated with divine activity. This imagery is used in other parts of scripture, such as in <a href="/job/38.htm">Job 38:1</a>, where God speaks out of the whirlwind. The tempest indicates the overwhelming and awe-inspiring nature of God's presence. It also serves as a reminder of God's control over creation, as seen in Jesus calming the storm in <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>, demonstrating His divine authority.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, depicted as a powerful and active presence who comes with authority and might.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/fire.htm">Fire</a></b><br>Symbolizes God's purifying and consuming power, often associated with His judgment and holiness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tempest.htm">Tempest</a></b><br>Represents the overwhelming and awe-inspiring nature of God's presence, indicating His control over creation and His ability to bring about change.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_active_presence.htm">God's Active Presence</a></b><br>God is not distant or silent; He actively engages with His creation and His people. We should live with an awareness of His presence in our daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_purifying_fire_of_god.htm">The Purifying Fire of God</a></b><br>Just as fire purifies, God's presence purifies our hearts and lives. We should seek to align ourselves with His holiness and allow Him to refine us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god_in_judgment.htm">The Power of God in Judgment</a></b><br>The tempest and fire signify God's power in judgment. We should live in reverence and awe, understanding that God is just and righteous.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>The imagery of a raging tempest highlights God's control over nature. We can trust in His sovereignty and find peace in His power over all circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance_and_obedience.htm">Call to Repentance and Obedience</a></b><br>Recognizing God's power and holiness should lead us to repentance and a commitment to obey His commands, knowing that He desires a relationship with us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_50.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 50</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_'fire'_reconciled_with_god's_love.htm">If 'fire goes before Him' (Psalm 97:3), how is that reconciled with the Bible's portrayal of a loving God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_50_3__literal_fire_tempest_proof.htm">In Psalm 50:3, how can a consuming fire and tempest be taken literally if no historical account exists of such a phenomenon?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_always_strive_with_man.htm">Will God always strive with man? (Genesis 6:3 vs. Psalm 103:9)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_the_psalmist_ask_'how_long'.htm">Psalm 6:3 - If God is all-knowing, why is the Psalmist left in anxious uncertainty, asking 'How long?'</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/50.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Our God shall come . . . shall devour . . .</span> <span class= "bld">shall be.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">comes </span><span class= "bld">. . .</span> <span class= "ital">devours </span><span class= "bld">. . .</span> <span class= "ital">is. </span>The drama, the expected scene having been announced, now opens. The vision unfolds itself before the poet's eye.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/50.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Our God shall come, and shall not</span> <span class="cmt_word">keep silence;</span> rather, <span class="accented">and let him not keep silence.</span> Let him call attention to his "coming," that his judgment may be widely known. <span class="cmt_word">A fire</span> (rather, fire) <span class="cmt_word">shall devour</span> <span class="cmt_word">before him</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/21-9.htm">Psalm 21:9</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And it shall be very tempestuous round</span> <span class="cmt_word">about him.</span> So in all theophanies (see <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16</a>; <a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11</a>; <a href="/job/38-1.htm">Job 38:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/18-13.htm">Psalm 18:13</a>; <a href="/psalms/97-2.htm">Psalm 97:2-5</a>; <a href="/acts/2-2.htm">Acts 2:2</a>; <a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Revelation 4:5</a>, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/50-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Our God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">comes</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֤בֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and will not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽאַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be silent!</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶ֫חֱרַ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ye·ḥĕ·raš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2790.htm">Strong's 2790: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut in, engrave, plow, devise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Consuming</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּאכֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(tō·ḵêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fire</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵשׁ־</span> <span class="translit">(’êš-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">precedes Him,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפָנָ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄ā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a tempest</span><br /><span class="heb">נִשְׂעֲרָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(niś·‘ă·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8175.htm">Strong's 8175: </a> </span><span class="str2">To storm, to shiver, fear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rages around Him.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝סְבִיבָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(ū·sə·ḇî·ḇāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/50-3.htm">Psalm 50:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/50-3.htm">Psalm 50:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/50-3.htm">Psalm 50:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/50-3.htm">Psalm 50:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/50-3.htm">Psalm 50:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/50-3.htm">Psalm 50:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/50-3.htm">Psalm 50:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/50-3.htm">Psalm 50:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/50-3.htm">Psalm 50:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/50-3.htm">Psalm 50:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/50-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 50:3 Our God comes and does not keep (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/50-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 50:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 50:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/50-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 50:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 50:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>