Psalms 50:23

Whoso offereth praise,...., Which is exhorted to; [See comments on Psalms 50:14]; glorifieth me; celebrates the divine perfections, gives God the glory of all mercies; which honours him, and is more

Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

Praise; or, thanksgiving as this word is rendered, . See Poole "". Glorifieth me; he and he only gives me the honour that I require and prize, and not he who loads my altar with a multitude of sacrifices; whereby you vainly and falsely conceit that you please and glorify me, although in the mean time you live in the gross neglect of the more important duties of piety, and justice, and charity; whereas in truth you greatly dishonour me, and my worship and service, by your infamous lives. That ordereth his conversation aright, Heb. that composeth or disposeth the way or manner of his (which pronoun is frequently understood) life, i.e. that lives orderly, and according to rule; for sinners are said to walk disorderly, ,7,11, and by chance, as it is in the Hebrew text, ,23, which is opposed to order; and the Scripture owns no order but what God prescribes or approves; and therefore this word aright is justly added in our translation. Will I show, Heb. I will make him to see, i.e. to enjoy, as that verb is oft used, as we have showed again and again. The salvation of God, i.e. my salvation; that true and everlasting happiness which I have prepared for all my faithful friends and servants, and for them only. So false is that position of some of the Jewish rabbins, that every Israelite hath a portion in the world to come.

Psalms 50:23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth [his] conversation [aright] will I shew the salvation of God.Ver. 23. Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me] So his praise be cordial, oral, real, with recognition of my benefits, estimation, retribution; this is the best sacrifice he can bring me. And to him that ordereth his conversation aright] That walketh accurately and exactly; walketh as in a frame, treading gingerly, stepping warily, not lifting up one foot till he find sure footing for the other. I will show the salvation of God] i.e. Give him a prospect of heaven here, and hereafter a full fruition of it.

(23) Offereth praise.—Better, sacrificeth thanksgiving, as in Psalms 50:14; the poet here sums up what he has previously said. This clause must therefore be considered as addressed to the sincere formalist, the next to the openly wicked.To him that ordereth . . .—Literally, as the text stands, placeth his way, which is hardly intelligible. The version of Symmachus suggests the reading tam, instead of sam, “to him who walks uprightly.” But being plainly intended for the ungodly, we want in this clause some mention of amendment; and if the poet wrote shab, we get, literally, him who has turned his way, i.e., who has changed his course of life.

Verse 23. Whoso offereth praise] These are the very same words as those in Psalms 50:14, זבח תודה; and should be read the same way independently of the points, zebach todah, "sacrifice the thank-offering." JESUS is the great eucharistic sacrifice; offer him up to God in your faith and prayers. By this sacrifice is God glorified, for in him is God well pleased; and it was by the grace or good pleasure of God that he tasted death for every man. Ordereth his conversation] שם דרך sam derech, DISPOSETH his way. - Margin. Has his way THERE, שם דרך sham derech, as many MSS. and old editions have it; or makes that his custom. Will I show the salvation of God.] אראנו arennu, I will cause him to see בישע beyesha, into the salvation of God; into God's method of saving sinners by Christ. He shall witness my saving power even to the uttermost; such a salvation as it became a God to bestow, and as a fallen soul needs to receive; the salvation from all sin, which Christ has purchased by his death. I sall scheu til him, the hele of God; that es JESHU, that he se him in the fairehed of his majeste. - Old Psalter. ANALYSIS OF THE FIFTIETH PSALM The prophet, by a prosopopaeia, brings in God prescribing rules for his own worship. The point in debate is: How God will be honoured in his own Church? And as none can teach this but God, he brings him in speaking to his people. The Psalm has two general parts: - I. The majesty and authority of the person who is to judge this debate, Psalms 50:1-6. II. The sentence which he pronounces, Psalms 50:7-23. The prophet begins with calling an assize. He summons a court, presents us with a judge, produces witnesses, cites those who are to answer, and, having seated the Judge on his throne, gives forth his charge. I. First. He presents, 1. The Judge, in authority and majesty: "The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken," Psalms 50:1. 2. The place to which he comes to hold his court - the Church: "Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty; God hath shined." To Zion the law was given; and out of Zion the law was to come, by which he would judge; and therefore it was rightly said, "Out of Zion the Lord hath shined." 3. His appearance, which is terrible. It was so when he gave his law on Mount Sinai; and it will be so when he comes to require it: "Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence; a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him." See 2 Peter 3:10; Lu 21:25-26. Secondly. Those who are cited to appear before him - his saints - those who had undertaken to worship him as he had appointed: "Gather my saints together; those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice." Thirdly. Against these he produces his witnesses, whom he collects, 1.

23. Whoso offereth praise] He that offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving, as in Psalms 50:14. This line sums up the teaching of Psa 50:7-15 on the nature of true worship: and it is natural to expect the second line to sum up the teaching of Psa 50:16-21 on the obligations of moral duty. This it does if the rendering of A.V. can be retained, ‘to him that ordereth his conversation aright,’ i.e. takes heed to his way of life, or orders it in accordance with My commandments. But aright is not in the Heb., and it is doubtful if this sense can fairly be extracted from the text. Hence the rendering of R.V. marg. has been proposed, and pretareth a way that I may shew him &c., which is grammatically unexceptionable, but does not fit the context. Probably some slight correction of the text is needed, such as, He that keepeth my way (Psalms 18:21; Psalms 37:34), or, my words (Psalms 50:17; Psalms 119:17; Psalms 119:101), to him will I skew the salvation of God. Cp. Psalms 91:16.

Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me - That is, he truly honors me; he is a true worshipper; he meets with my approbation.

23. Whose offereth praise—Sacrificeth a todah, or peace offering, because he is reconciled to God.