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href="/bsb/psalms/50.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/50.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/50.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For all the animals of the forest are mine, and I own the cattle on a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/50.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/50.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/50.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For every beast of the forest <i>is</i> mine, <i>and</i> the cattle upon a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/50.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For every beast of the forest <i>is</i> Mine, <i>And</i> the cattle on a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/50.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For every animal of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/50.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/50.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/50.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/50.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For every beast of the forest is Mine, And the cattle on a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/50.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for every animal of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/50.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for every animal of the forest is Mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/50.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For every beast of the forest is mine, And the cattle upon a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/50.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Every animal in the forest belongs to me, and so do the cattle on a thousand hills. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/50.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/50.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Every creature in the forest, [even] the cattle on a thousand hills, is mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/50.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />all the animals in the forest are mine and the cattle on thousands of hills. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/50.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed, every animal of the forest is mine, even the cattle on a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/50.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />for every beast of the forest is Mine?the cattle on a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/50.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For every wild animal in the forest belongs to me, as well as the cattle that graze on a thousand hills. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/50.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For every animal of the forest is mine, and the livestock on a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/50.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/50.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For every animal of the forest is mine, and the livestock on a thousand hills. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/50.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For every beast of the forest [is] Mine, "" The livestock on the hills of oxen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/50.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For Mine is every beast of the forest, The cattle on the hills of oxen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/50.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For to me all the beasts of the forest, the cattle upon a thousand mountains.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/50.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For all the beasts of the woods are mine: the cattle on the hills, and the oxen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/50.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 49:10>For all the wild beasts of the forest are mine: the cattle on the hills and the oxen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/50.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For every animal of the forest is mine, beasts by the thousands on my mountains. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/50.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For every wild animal of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/50.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For all the beasts of the forest are mine, and the cattle and the oxen upon the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/50.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because all the animals of the wilderness are mine, and the cattle that are on the hills, and the bulls.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/50.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For every beast of the forest is Mine, And the cattle upon a thousand hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/50.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For all the wild beasts of the thicket are mine, the cattle on the mountains, and oxen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/50-10.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=5926" 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">9</span>I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens, <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·ṯōw- (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">beast</a> <a href="/hebrew/3293.htm" title="3293: yā·‘ar (N-ms) -- From an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb.">of the forest</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">is Mine—</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: bə·hê·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">the cattle</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ā·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">on a thousand</a> <a href="/hebrew/2042.htm" title="2042: bə·har·rê- (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Hill, mountain. From an unused root meaning to loom up; a mountain.">hills.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine.…<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="/deuteronomy/10-14.htm">Deuteronomy 10:14</a></span><br />Behold, to the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, and the earth and everything in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/24-1.htm">Psalm 24:1</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-26.htm">1 Corinthians 10:26</a></span><br />for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/41-11.htm">Job 41:11</a></span><br />Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Everything under heaven is Mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/2-8.htm">Haggai 2:8</a></span><br />The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5</a></span><br />Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-11.htm">1 Chronicles 29:11</a></span><br />Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-36.htm">Romans 11:36</a></span><br />For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Genesis 1:26-28</a></span><br />Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.” / So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. / God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">Leviticus 25:23</a></span><br />The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24</a></span><br />How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Isaiah 66:1-2</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be? / Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-8.htm">Hebrews 2:8</a></span><br />and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-11.htm">Revelation 4:11</a></span><br />“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.</p><p class="hdg">every</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/8-6.htm">Psalm 8:6-8</a></b></br> Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all <i>things</i> under his feet: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24,25</a></b></br> O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-24.htm">Genesis 1:24,25</a></b></br> And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so… </p><p class="hdg">cattle</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-14.htm">Psalm 104:14</a></b></br> He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/31-9.htm">Genesis 31:9</a></b></br> Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given <i>them</i> to me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/4-11.htm">Jonah 4:11</a></b></br> And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and <i>also</i> much cattle?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/36-6.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/psalms/36-6.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/psalms/8-7.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-8.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/job/36-33.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/psalms/22-21.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/psalms/3-6.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/joshua/17-18.htm">Woodland</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/psalms/50-11.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/psalms/78-48.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/psalms/74-5.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/psalms/78-48.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/psalms/51-19.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/psalms/59-17.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-9.htm">Woodland</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>for every beast of the forest is Mine—</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's sovereignty and ownership over all creation. In the biblical context, forests were often seen as untamed and wild, representing the vastness and richness of God's creation. The beasts of the forest, including wild animals, symbolize the abundance and diversity of life that God has created and sustains. This assertion of divine ownership is a reminder of God's authority and power, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Genesis 1:26-28</a>, where God grants humans dominion over animals, yet He remains the ultimate owner. The phrase also reflects the cultural understanding of the time, where land and livestock were primary indicators of wealth and power, underscoring that all wealth ultimately belongs to God.<p><b>the cattle on a thousand hills.</b><br>This part of the verse uses hyperbolic language to convey the idea of God's limitless resources and ownership. In ancient Near Eastern culture, cattle were a significant measure of wealth and prosperity. The mention of "a thousand hills" suggests an innumerable amount, indicating that God's provision is boundless. This imagery connects to other scriptures, such as <a href="/deuteronomy/10-14.htm">Deuteronomy 10:14</a>, which speaks of the heavens and the earth belonging to God. Theologically, this phrase reassures believers of God's ability to provide for their needs, as He owns all resources. It also points to the futility of offering sacrifices as if God needed them, highlighting instead the importance of a heart devoted to Him, as seen in <a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a>. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate provision and sacrifice, fulfilling the law and offering eternal life through His death and resurrection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph.htm">Asaph</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/50.htm">Psalm 50</a>, Asaph was a prominent Levite singer and seer in David's court, known for his role in leading worship and composing psalms.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in <a href="/bsb/psalms/50.htm">Psalm 50</a>, God is depicted as the sovereign owner of all creation, emphasizing His authority and ownership over the earth and its creatures.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The primary audience of the psalm, representing God's chosen people who are being reminded of His sovereignty and their covenant responsibilities.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_forest.htm">The Forest</a></b><br>Symbolic of the vastness of God's creation, representing the natural world that belongs to Him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_hills.htm">The Hills</a></b><br>A metaphor for abundance and provision, illustrating the extent of God's ownership and the resources at His disposal.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_ownership.htm">God's Sovereignty and Ownership</a></b><br>Recognize that everything in creation belongs to God, and we are stewards of His resources.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>Trust that God, who owns "the cattle on a thousand hills," is able to provide for our needs abundantly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_and_reverence.htm">Worship and Reverence</a></b><br>Our response to God's ownership should be one of worship and reverence, acknowledging His majesty and authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_and_responsibility.htm">Stewardship and Responsibility</a></b><br>As stewards of God's creation, we have a responsibility to manage resources wisely and care for the environment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_and_gratitude.htm">Contentment and Gratitude</a></b><br>Cultivate a heart of contentment and gratitude, knowing that God, who owns all, provides according to His will and purpose.<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/does_psalm_50_10_conflict_with_stewardship.htm">In Psalm 50:10, does claiming ownership of “every animal” and “the cattle on a thousand hills” conflict with other biblical passages on stewardship or human dominion? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_owns_cattle_on_a_thousand_hills.htm">Who owns the cattle on a thousand hills?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_christians_handle_pet_loss.htm">How do Christians cope with losing a pet?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_psalm_105_8-11_with_history.htm">Psalm 105:8-11 states God’s covenant lasts “a thousand generations.” How do we reconcile this indefinite timeline with known historical and genealogical records? </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>(10) <span class= "bld">A thousand hills.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">mountains of a thousand, </span>an expression for which there is no analogy, but which might conceivably mean, "mountains where the cattle are by thousands;" but surely the LXX. and Vulg. are right here, in rendering "oxen" instead of "a thousand," and we should read "hills of oxen."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/50.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills</span>. So the Revised Version, Dr. Kay, Canon Cook, the Four Friends, and others; but many critics regard such a rendering as impossible. Of these, some translate, "And the cattle upon the hills, where there are thousands" (Hupfeld, Hengstenberg, etc.); while others read <span class="hebrew">אלהים</span> for <span class="hebrew">אלפ</span>, and render, "And the cattle upon the mountains of God" (Olshausen, Cheyne). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/50-10.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">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">every</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beast</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיְתוֹ־</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·ṯōw-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the forest</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֑עַר</span> <span class="translit">(yā·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3293.htm">Strong's 3293: </a> </span><span class="str2">A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is Mine—</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">the cattle</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·hê·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on a thousand</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽלֶף׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·lep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thousand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hills.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּהַרְרֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·har·rê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2042.htm">Strong's 2042: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hill, mountain </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/50-10.htm">Psalm 50:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/50-10.htm">Psalm 50:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/50-10.htm">Psalm 50:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/50-10.htm">Psalm 50:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/50-10.htm">Psalm 50:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/50-10.htm">Psalm 50:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/50-10.htm">Psalm 50:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/50-10.htm">Psalm 50:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/50-10.htm">Psalm 50:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/50-10.htm">Psalm 50:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/50-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 50:10 For every animal of the forest (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/50-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 50:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 50:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/50-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 50:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 50:11" /></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>