Psalms 50:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?”
Psalms 50:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 50:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Psalms 50:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Psalms 50:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But to the wicked God says, “What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips,”
Psalms 50:16 — World English Bible
Psalms 50:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“ But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth, ”
Psalms 50:16 — American Standard Version
Psalms 50:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And to the wicked hath God said: What to thee--to recount My statutes? That thou liftest up My covenant on thy mouth?”
Psalms 50:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 50:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ But unto the wickedGod saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant into thy mouth, ”
Psalms 50:16 — Darby Translation
Psalms 50:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But vnto the wicked said God, What hast thou to doe to declare mine ordinances, that thou shouldest take my couenant in thy mouth,”
Psalms 50:16 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 50:16 in Context — Psalms 50
14 Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
18 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.
What Does Psalms 50:16 Mean?
Psalms 50:16 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 50. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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