Psalms 50:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the heavens shall declare{H8686)} his righteousness: for God is judge{H8802)} himself. Selah.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ שָׁמַ֣יִם צִדְק֑וֹ כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֓ים ׀ שֹׁפֵ֖ט ה֣וּא סֶֽלָה׃

Transliteration

Wayyaggidu shamayim tsidqo for-Elohim shophet hu selah

Grammar Details

• *Wayyaggidu*: verb, Hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they declared
• *shamayim*: noun, masculine, plural - heavens
• *tsidqo*: noun, masculine, singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his righteousness
• *Elohim*: noun, masculine, plural - God/gods
• *shophet*: verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - judging/a judge
• *hu*: pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he
• *selah*: interjection - musical notation, meaning uncertain

Word Meanings

• *Wayyaggidu*: and they declare/and they will declare
• *shophet*: judge/one who judges
• *selah*: pause/musical interlude/lift up

Referenced Verses

• Ps 75:7 : 7 But God is the judge{H8802)}: he putteth down{H8686)} one, and setteth up{H8686)} another.
• Ps 97:6 : 6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.
• Ps 89:5 : 5 And the heavens shall praise{H8686)} thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
• Rev 19:2 : 2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
• Rev 20:11-12 : 11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
• Gen 18:25 : 25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
• Ps 7:3-5 : 3 O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me;(yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:) 5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
• Ps 9:16 : 16 The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
• John 5:22-23 : 22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: 23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
• Rom 2:5 : 5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
• Rom 14:9-9 : 9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. 10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. 12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
• 2 Cor 5:10 : 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
• Rev 16:5-7 : 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. 6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. 7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.