“I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.”
The affirmation that God knows all the birds of the heavens and all the creatures of the field belong to God further emphasizes divine knowledge and ownership of creation. The reference to knowing suggests not mere passive awareness but active and comprehensive cognition; God sees and understands all that lives. The inclusion of all creatures from birds to field animals suggests the totality and comprehensiveness of God's dominion and knowledge. The statement that all belong to God reinforces the previous point; nothing exists outside divine possession or control. This verse reiterates and expands the assertion of divine ownership and knowledge of all creation.
Church Fathers on Psalms 50:11
1. How much avails the Word of God to us for the correction of our life, both regarding His rewards to be expected, and His punishments to be feared, let each one measure in himself; and let him put his conscience without deceit before His eyes, and not flatter himself in a danger so great: for you see that even our Lord God Himself does flatter no one: though He comforts us by promising His blessings, and by strengthening our hope; yet them that live ill and despise His word…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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