Psalms 50:22

"“Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be no one to deliver."

Key Reflection

This verse warns those who neglect their faith that they are in grave danger, as if forgotten by a vengeful God. The imagery of being torn apart suggests the severe consequences of spiritual apostasy, leaving no one to rescue them from divine judgment.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Now consider this -Understand this; give attention to this. The word “now” does not well express the force of the original. The Hebrew word is not an adverb of “time,” but a particle denoting “entreaty,” and would be better rendered by, “Oh, consider this;” or, “Consider this, I beseech you.” The matter is presented to them as that which deserved their most solemn attention. Ye that forget God -Who really forget him though you are professedly engaged in his worship; who, amidst the forms of religion, are actually living in entire forgetfulness of the just claims and of the true character of God.

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