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"Hear, my people, and I will speak; Israel, and I will testify against you. I am God, your God.
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God's Right to Speak
Commentators explain that this verse marks a solemn moment where God Himself begins to speak. He establishes His authority on two unshakable foundations: His universal sovereignty as "God" and His special covenant relationship as "thy God." This gives Him the ultimate right to judge His people, define true worship, and call them to account.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hear, O my people, and I will speak - God himself is now introduced as speaking, and as stating the principles on which the judgmen…
19th Century
Anglican
Hear. —The actual judgment now opens, God asserting in impressive tones His right to preside: God, thy God, I
Baptist
Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.
Note then that, with all th…
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16th Century
Protestant
Hear, O my people! and I will speak. Until now, the prophet has spoken as the herald of God, employing several expressions designed to ala…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Hear, O my people This is an address to the people of the Jews, whom God had chosen to be his people above all other…
To obey is better than sacrifice, and to love God and our neighbor better than all burnt offerings. We are warned here not to rest in these outward…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Previously, the psalmist invited the nations to trust in God; here, he instructs them in the worship of God. The title is a psalm for…
