Psalm 50:15
“And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 50Meaning
God invites his people to call on him in the day of trouble, promising deliverance that leads to honoring him; dependence on God replaces the fantasy of controlling God through offerings.
God wants grateful dependence, not transactional sacrifice
Psalm 50 is a covenant-liturgy and wisdom-like judgment psalm in which God summons heaven and earth, rejects any idea that sacrifice feeds or obligates him, calls for thanksgiving and trust, and exposes the contradiction between reciting covenant words and practicing theft, sexual betrayal, deceit, and slander.
Read carefully
God invites his people to call on him in the day of trouble, promising deliverance that leads to honoring him; dependence on God replaces the fantasy of controlling God through offerings.
Reflection
God invites his people to call on him in the day of trouble, promising deliverance that leads to honoring him; dependence on God replaces the fantasy of controlling God through offerings.