Psalms 50:21

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you!

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 90:8 : 8 You are aware of our sins; you even know about our hidden sins.
  • Isa 57:11 : 11 Whom are you worried about? Whom do you fear, that you would act so deceitfully and not remember me or think about me? Because I have been silent for so long, you are not afraid of me.
  • Eccl 8:11-12 : 11 When a sentence is not executed at once against a crime, the human heart is encouraged to do evil. 12 Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes and still live a long time, yet I know that it will go well with God-fearing people– for they stand in fear before him.
  • Rom 2:4-5 : 4 Or do you have contempt for the wealth of his kindness, forbearance, and patience, and yet do not know that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? 5 But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed!
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
  • Prov 29:1 : 1 The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.
  • Ps 94:7-9 : 7 Then they say,“The LORD does not see this; the God of Jacob does not take notice of it.” 8 Take notice of this, you ignorant people! You fools, when will you ever understand? 9 Does the one who makes the human ear not hear? Does the one who forms the human eye not see? 10 Does the one who disciplines the nations not punish? He is the one who imparts knowledge to human beings! 11 The LORD knows that peoples’ thoughts are morally bankrupt.
  • Exod 3:14 : 14 God said to Moses,“I AM that I AM.” And he said,“You must say this to the Israelites,‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
  • Ps 50:3 : 3 “May our God come and not be silent.” Consuming fire goes ahead of him and all around him a storm rages.
  • 2 Pet 3:9 : 9 The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not wish for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!
  • Eccl 12:14 : 14 For God will evaluate every deed, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.
  • Isa 42:14 : 14 “I have been inactive for a long time; I kept quiet and held back. Like a woman in labor I groan; I pant and gasp.
  • Amos 8:7 : 7 The LORD confirms this oath by the arrogance of Jacob:“I swear I will never forget all you have done!
  • Isa 40:15-18 : 15 Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales. He lifts the coastlands as if they were dust. 16 Not even Lebanon could supply enough firewood for a sacrifice; its wild animals would not provide enough burnt offerings. 17 All the nations are insignificant before him; they are regarded as absolutely nothing. 18 To whom can you compare God? To what image can you liken him?
  • Num 23:19 : 19 God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen?
  • Ps 109:1-3 : 1 For the music director, a psalm of David. O God whom I praise, do not ignore me! 2 For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me. 3 They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason.
  • Ps 73:11 : 11 They say,“How does God know what we do? Is the Most High aware of what goes on?”
  • Ps 50:8 : 8 I am not condemning you because of your sacrifices, or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me.
  • Isa 26:10 : 10 If the wicked are shown mercy, they do not learn about justice. Even in a land where right is rewarded, they act unjustly; they do not see the LORD’s majesty revealed.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 50:16-20
    5 verses
    83%

    16 God says this to the evildoer:“How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?

    17 For you hate instruction and reject my words.

    18 When you see a thief, you join him; you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives.

    19 You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

    20 You plot against your brother; you slander your own brother.

  • 22 Carefully consider this, you who reject God! Otherwise I will rip you to shreds and no one will be able to rescue you.

  • 27 Futile Words, Deceptive Answers“Yes, I know what you are thinking, the schemes by which you would wrong me.

  • 4 Against you– you above all– I have sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. So you are just when you confront me; you are right when you condemn me.

  • 5 If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and plead my disgrace against me,

  • 3 Do you fix your eye on such a one? And do you bring me before you for judgment?

  • 6 Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your own lips testify against you.

  • 6 Look, I have decreed: I will not keep silent, but will pay them back; I will pay them back exactly what they deserve,

  • 10 You were complacent in your evil deeds; you thought,‘No one sees me.’ Your self-professed wisdom and knowledge lead you astray, when you say,‘I am unique! No one can compare to me!’

  • 13 when you turn your rage against God and allow such words to escape from your mouth?

  • 25 and you neglected all my advice, and did not comply with my rebuke,

  • Job 11:3-5
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    72%

    3 Should people remain silent at your idle talk, and should no one rebuke you when you mock?

    4 For you have said,‘My teaching is flawless, and I am pure in your sight.’

    5 But if only God would speak, if only he would open his lips against you,

  • 8 Elihu Rejects Job’s Plea of Innocence“Indeed, you have said in my hearing(I heard the sound of the words!):

  • 2 “Do you think this to be just: when you say,‘My right before God.’

  • 3 These ten times you have been reproaching me; you are not ashamed to attack me!

  • Isa 57:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11 Whom are you worried about? Whom do you fear, that you would act so deceitfully and not remember me or think about me? Because I have been silent for so long, you are not afraid of me.

    12 I will denounce your so-called righteousness and your deeds, but they will not help you.

  • 9 I am silent and cannot open my mouth because of what you have done.

  • 13 You are too just to tolerate evil; you are unable to condone wrongdoing. So why do you put up with such treacherous people? Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour those more righteous than they are?

  • 17 But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you.

  • 21 While you were feeling secure I gave you warning. But you said,“I refuse to listen to you.” That is the way you have acted from your earliest history onward. Indeed, you have never paid attention to me.

  • 15 If I had publicized these thoughts, I would have betrayed your people.

  • 12 Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him.

  • 24 Why do you hide your face and regard me as your enemy?

  • 8 You did not hear, you do not know, you were not told beforehand. For I know that you are very deceitful; you were labeled a rebel from birth.

  • 7 He says:“Listen my people! I am speaking! Listen Israel! I am accusing you! I am God, your God!

  • 22 But you take notice, LORD; do not be silent! O Lord, do not remain far away from me!

  • 35 you say,‘I have not done anything wrong, so the LORD cannot really be angry with me any more.’ But, watch out! I will bring down judgment on you because you say,‘I have not committed any sin.’

  • Job 10:13-14
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    71%

    13 “But these things you have concealed in your heart; I know that this is with you:

    14 If I sinned, then you would watch me and you would not acquit me of my iniquity.

  • 43 “‘Because you did not remember the days of your youth and have enraged me with all these deeds, I hereby repay you for what you have done, declares the Sovereign LORD. Have you not engaged in prostitution on top of all your other abominable practices?

  • 13 You exalted yourselves against me with your speech and hurled many insults against me– I have heard them all!

  • 7 After the LORD had spoken these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite,“My anger is stirred up against you and your two friends, because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has.

  • Ps 39:1-2
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    70%

    1 For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. I decided,“I will watch what I say and make sure I do not sin with my tongue. I will put a muzzle over my mouth while in the presence of an evil man.”

    2 I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew;

  • 2 They do not realize that I remember all of their wicked deeds. Their evil deeds have now surrounded them; their sinful deeds are always before me.

  • 8 Would you indeed annul my justice? Would you declare me guilty so that you might be right?

  • 26 For you write down bitter things against me and cause me to inherit the sins of my youth.

  • 32 If you have done foolishly by exalting yourself or if you have planned evil, put your hand over your mouth!

  • 17 I was angry because of their sinful greed; I attacked them and angrily rejected them, yet they remained disobedient and stubborn.

  • 27 I know where you live, and everything you do.

  • 4 But you even break off piety, and hinder meditation before God.

  • 10 He would certainly rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality!

  • 5 Look at me and be appalled; put your hands over your mouths.