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Psalms 50:3 — King James Version← Study notes

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.


Psalms 50:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 50:310 words
HebrewMeaning
יָ֤בֹ֥אyābōʾ
he comesverbH935
apply · attain · be · befall ···
אֱלֹהֵ֗י/נוּʾĕlōhēynw
God ournounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
וְֽ/אַלwəʾal
and may notconjH408
neither · never · no · nor ···
יֶ֫חֱרַ֥שׁyeḥĕraš
he be silentverbH2790
altogether · conceal · be deaf · devise ···
אֵשׁʾēš
firenounH784
fiery · fire · flaming · hot
לְ/פָנָ֥י/וləpānāyw
before himpronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
תֹּאכֵ֑לtōʾkēl
it consumesverbH398
at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···
וּ֝/סְבִיבָ֗י/וwsəbiybāyw
and around himconjH5439
round) about · circuit · compass · on every side
נִשְׂעֲרָ֥הniśəʿărāh
it is tempestuousverbH8175
fear · hurl as a storm · be tempestuous · come like a whirlwind
מְאֹֽדməʾōd
exceedinglyadvH3966
especially · exceeding · far · fast ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 50:3

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…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 50 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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