OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 16

Psalms 50:16

But to the wicked God says,

“What right do you have to declare my statutes,

that you have taken my covenant on your lips,

THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE

Psalms 50:16 in context

Psalms 50:13–19

Will I eat the meat of bulls,

or drink the blood of goats?

Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving.

Pay your vows to the Most High.

Call on me in the day of trouble.

I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”

Selected verse

But to the wicked God says,

“What right do you have to declare my statutes,

that you have taken my covenant on your lips,

since you hate instruction,

and throw my words behind you?

When you saw a thief, you consented with him,

and have participated with adulterers.

“You give your mouth to evil.

Your tongue frames deceit.

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