King James Version
Psalms 50:4 in the King James Version says “He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 50 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.”
Psalms 50:4 · KJV
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.
Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“He shall call”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“to the heavens”
H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
“from above”
H5920properly, the top; specifically, the highest (i.e., god); also (adverb) aloft, to jehovah
“that he may judge”
H1777to rule; by implication to judge (as umpire); also to strive (as at law)
“his people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
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