The Mighty One Calls
Psalms 50:3
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
- KJV
- Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
- WEB
- Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very stormy around him.
- ASV
- Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence: A fire devoureth before him, And it is very tempestuous round about him.
- LSV
- Our God comes, and is not silent, || Fire devours before Him, || And around Him it has been very tempestuous.
- YLT
- Our God cometh, and is not silent, Fire before Him doth devour, And round about him it hath been very tempestuous.
- DBY
- Our God will come, and will not keep silence: fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.Elohim
- DRC49:3
- God shall come manifestly: our God shall come, and shall not keep silence. A fire shall burn before him: and a mighty tempest shall be round about him.
- GNV
- Our God shall come and shall not keepe silence: a fire shall deuoure before him, and a mightie tempest shall be mooued round about him.
- JPS
- Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence; a fire devoureth before Him, and round about Him it stormeth mightily.
- LXXE49:3
- God, our God, shall come manifestly, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall be kindled before him, and round about him there shall be a very great tempest.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- יָ֤בֹ֥א אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ וְֽאַל־יֶ֫חֱרַ֥שׁ אֵשׁ־לְפָנָ֥יו תֹּאכֵ֑ל וּ֝סְבִיבָ֗יו נִשְׂעֲרָ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃
- LXX-Br49:3
- Ὁ Θεὸς ἐμφανῶς ἥξει, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ οὐ παρασιωπήσεται· πῦρ ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ καυθήσεται, καὶ κύκλῳ αὐτοῦ καταιγὶς σφοδρά.
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
AsaphBush, BurningPeter, the Second Epistle ofSecond Coming of Christ, TheJudgmentPraisePsalms, Book ofSacrifice
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Cross-references most cited first
- Numbers 16:35And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.
- Leviticus 10:2So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.
- Daniel 7:10A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.
- Matthew 3:12His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
- Psalms 97:3–5Fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side. His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles. The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.
- Hebrews 12:29“For our God is a consuming fire.”
- Malachi 4:1“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be…
- 1 Kings 19:11–12Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD…
- Deuteronomy 9:3But understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them and subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them swiftly, as the LORD has…
- Habakkuk 3:5Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps.
- Psalms 68:20Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.
- Malachi 3:2–3But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons…
- Nahum 1:5–7The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence— the world and all its dwellers. Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out…
- Isaiah 65:6–7Behold, it is written before Me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will pay it back into their laps, both for your iniquities and for those of your fathers,” says the LORD. “Because they burned incense on the…
- Psalms 18:7–15Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger. Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed…
- Psalms 48:14For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 49:3 in some Bibles
- 50:3 in most Bibles