23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
23 Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me, and to the blameless
23 The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!"
23 It's the praising life that honors me. As soon as you set your foot on the Way, I'll show you my salvation."
23 Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; And to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God."
23 But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God."
7 For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.
7 You have delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.
7 For he has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.
7 You got me out of every scrape, and I saw my enemies get it.
7 For He has delivered me out of all trouble; And my eye has seen its desire upon my enemies.
7 For you have rescued me from my troubles and helped me to triumph over my enemies.
(Read Psalm 54:4-7)
Behold, God is mine Helper. If we are for him, he is for us; and if he is for us, we need not fear. Every creature is that to us, and no more, which God makes it to be. The Lord will in due time save his people, and in the mean time he sustains them, and bears them up, so that the spirit he has made shall not fail. There is truth in God's threatenings, as well as in his promises; sinners that repent not, will find it so to their cost. David's present deliverance was an earnest of further deliverance. He speaks of the completion of his deliverance as a thing done, though he had as yet many troubles before him; because, having God's promise for it, he was as sure of it as if it was done already. The Lord would deliver him out of all his troubles. May he help us to bear our cross without repining, and at length bring us to share his victories and glory. Christians never should suffer the voice of praise and thanksgiving to cease in the church of the redeemed.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 50:23
Commentary on Psalm 50:16-23
(Read Psalm 50:16-23)
Hypocrisy is wickedness, which God will judge. And it is too common, for those who declare the Lord's statutes to others, to live in disobedience to them themselves. This delusion arises from the abuse of God's long-suffering, and a wilful mistake of his character and the intention of his gospel. The sins of sinners will be fully proved on them in the judgment of the great day. The day is coming when God will set their sins in order, sins of childhood and youth, of riper age and old age, to their everlasting shame and terror. Let those hitherto forgetful of God, given up to wickedness, or in any way negligent of salvation, consider their urgent danger. The patience of the Lord is very great. It is the more wonderful, because sinners make such ill use of it; but if they turn not, they shall be made to see their error when it is too late. Those that forget God, forget themselves; and it will never be right with them till they consider. Man's chief end is to glorify God: whoso offers praise, glorifies him, and his spiritual sacrifices shall be accepted. We must praise God, sacrifice praise, put it into the hands of the Priest, our Lord Jesus, who is also the altar: we must be fervent in spirit, praising the Lord. Let us thankfully accept God's mercy, and endeavour to glorify him in word and deed.