Psalm 50:21

God As Judge

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“You sit and speak against your brother;
You slander your own mother’s son.
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“These things you have done and I kept silent;
You thought that I was just like you.
Now I will reprimand and denounce you and state the case in order before your eyes. ²²
“Now consider this, you who forget God,
Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be no one to rescue [you].

Before Your Eyes

Hold My Tongue

Psalm 90:8

You have placed our wickedness before you,
Our secret sins [which we tried to conceal, You have placed] in the [revealing] light of Your presence.

Isaiah 57:11

“About whom were you worried and fearful
That you lied and did not remember Me,
Nor give Me a thought?
Was I not silent even for a long time
And [as a result] you do not fear Me?

Exodus 3:14

God said to Moses, “I Am Who I Am”; and He said, “You shall say this to the Israelites, ‘I Am has sent me to you.’”

Numbers 23:19

“God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He said, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken and will He not make it good and fulfill it?

Psalm 50:3

May our God come and not keep silent;
Fire devours before Him,
And around Him a mighty tempest rages.

Psalm 73:11

They say, “How does God know?
Is there knowledge [of us] with the Most High?”

Psalm 94:7-11

Yet they say, “The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob (Israel) notice it.”

Psalm 109:1-3

O God of my praise!
Do not keep silent,

Proverbs 29:1

He who hardens his neck and refuses instruction after being often reproved (corrected, criticized),
Will suddenly be broken beyond repair.

Ecclesiastes 8:11-12

Because the sentence against an evil act is not executed quickly, the hearts of the sons of men are fully set to do evil.

Ecclesiastes 12:14

For God will bring every act to judgment, every hidden and secret thing, whether it is good or evil.

Isaiah 26:10

Though the wicked is shown compassion and favor,
He does not learn righteousness;
In the land of uprightness he deals unjustly,
And refuses to see the majesty of the Lord.

Isaiah 40:15-18

In fact, the nations are like a drop from a bucket,
And are regarded as a speck of dust on the scales;
Now look, He lifts up the islands like fine dust.

Isaiah 42:14

“I [the Lord] have been silent for a long time,
I have been still and restrained Myself.
Now I will moan like a woman in labor,
I will both gasp and pant.

Amos 8:7

The Lord has sworn [an oath] by the pride of Jacob,
“Surely I shall never forget [nor leave unpunished] any of their [rebellious] acts.

Romans 2:4-5

Or do you have no regard for the wealth of His kindness and tolerance and patience [in withholding His wrath]? Are you [actually] unaware or ignorant [of the fact] that God’s kindness leads you to repentance [that is, to change your inner self, your old way of thinking—seek His purpose for your life]?

1 Corinthians 4:5

So do not go on passing judgment before the appointed time, but wait until the Lord comes, for He will both bring to light the [secret] things that are hidden in darkness and disclose the motives of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord does not delay [as though He were unable to act] and is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is [extraordinarily] patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

Revelation 3:19

Those whom I [dearly and tenderly] love, I rebuke and discipline [showing them their faults and instructing them]; so be enthusiastic and repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, your sinful behavior—seek God’s will].

Psalm 50:8

“I do not reprove you for your sacrifices;
Your burnt offerings are continually before Me.