Psalms 50:10
8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.
9 I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.
For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.
11 I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- for every beast of the forest is Mine— the cattle on a thousand hills.
- KJV
- For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.
- WEB
- For every animal of the forest is mine, and the livestock on a thousand hills.
- ASV
- For every beast of the forest is mine, And the cattle upon a thousand hills.
- DARBY
- For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle upon a thousand hills;
- BLB
- For every living [thing] of the forest [is] unto Me, [and] the cattle on a thousand hills.
- ÅB
- For meg hører alle dyr i skogen til, dyrene på fjellene i tusentall.
- OTB
- For hvert dyr i skogen er Mitt,
Kveget på tusen høyder. - B1930
- For mig hører alle dyr i skogen til, dyrene på fjellene i tusentall.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 27:5–6
I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.
Read in contextPsalms 8:6–8
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
Read in contextPsalms 104:14
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
Read in contextDaniel 2:38
And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
Read in contextPsalms 104:24–25
O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
Read in context1 Chronicles 29:14–16
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
Read in contextGenesis 2:19
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Read in contextGenesis 1:24–25
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
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