Psalms 50:22

“Now consider this, etc.] The evils that had been committed, and repent of them; for repentance is an after thought and reconsideration of sin, and humiliation for it; that the Lord, was not like them, not an approver of sin, but a reprover for it; and what would be their latter end, what all this would issue in, in case of impenitence; ye that forget God; that there is a God, his being, perfections, word, works, and benefits; lest I tear [you] in pieces; as a lion, leopard, or bear; (see <281307>Hosea 13:7,8); which was accomplished in the destruction of Jerusalem; when both their civil and ecclesiastical state were torn in pieces; their city and temple levelled with the ground, and not one…”

“forget God--This denotes unmindfulness of His true character.”

“Now consider this - Understand this; give attention to this. The word “now” does not well express the force of the original. The Hebrew word is not an adverb of “time,” but a particle denoting “entreaty,” and would be better rendered by, “Oh, consider this;” or, “Consider this, I beseech you.” The matter is presented to them as that which deserved their most solemn attention. Ye that forget God - Who really forget him though you are professedly engaged in his worship; who, amidst the forms of religion, are actually living in entire forgetfulness of the just claims and of the true character of God. Lest I tear you in pieces - Language derived from the fury of a ravenous beast tearing his…”

“50:22-23 The wicked will experience God’s justice, while the godly will see God’s everlasting salvation. 50:22 God will tear the wicked apart like a lion tearing its prey (Isa 5:29; 31:4; Ezek 19:3; cp. Pss 7:2; 22:13).”

“consider: Deu 32:18; Ecc 7:14; Eze 18:28; Hag 1:5; Luk 15:17 forget: Psa 9:17, Psa 10:4; Job 8:13; Isa 51:13; Jer 2:32; Hos 4:6 I tear: Hos 5:14, Hos 13:8; Rev 6:16, Rev 6:17 none: Psa 7:2; Sa2 22:42; Amo 2:14; Mic 5:8 Psalms 50:23”

“Epilogue of the divine discourse. Under the name שׁכחי אלוהּ are comprehended the decent or honourable whose sanctity relies upon outward works, and those who know better but give way to licentiousness; and they are warned of the final execution of the sentence which they have deserved. In dead works God delighteth not, but whoso offereth thanksgiving (viz., not shelamim-tôda, but the tôda of the heart), he praises Him (Note: In Vedic jag', old Bactrian jaz (whence jag'jas, the primitive word of ἅγιος), the notions of offering and of praising lie one within the other.) and שׂם דּרך. It is unnecessary with Luther, following the lxx, Vulgate, and Syriac versions, to read שׁם. The Talmudic…”