“And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.”
The command to call upon God in the day of trouble and the promise that God will deliver establishes the relationship that God desires. The reference to day of trouble suggests circumstances of distress and the genuine human need that drives petition. The promise of deliverance establishes that God's role involves response to authentic human need and the extension of divine aid. The promise that the petitioner will glorify God suggests that the proper response to divine deliverance involves the expression of gratitude and public acknowledgment of God's power. This verse establishes the reciprocal nature of true covenant relationship: humans petition God in need, God delivers, and humans respond with gratitude and glorification.
Church Fathers on Psalms 50:15
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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