Psalms 50:12

"If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it."

Key Reflection

This verse underscores God's sovereignty, indicating that He does not need material provisions from humans because He owns everything. It highlights the absurdity of offering sacrifices to Him, as He already possesses all resources and has no dependency on earthly offerings.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee -I should not have occasion to apply to you; I should not be dependent on you. For the world is mine -The earth; all that has been created. And the fulness thereof -All that fills the world; all that exists upon it. The whole is at his disposal; to all that the earth produces he has a right. This language is used to show the absurdity of the supposition that he was in any way dependent on man, or that the offering of sacrifice could be supposed in any way to lay him under obligation.

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