Psalms 50:21 meaning and explanation

You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.

Psalms 50:21, Berean Standard Bible

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God speaks here through the psalmist Asaph, addressing the wicked within Israel who recite His statutes while living in open sin. Verse 21 names a dangerous misunderstanding: because God did not act at once, they concluded He approved, or at least did not notice.

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