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Psalm 50:7
“Hear, my people, and I will speak. Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God.
5“Gather my saints together to me, those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
6The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah.
7“Hear, my people, and I will speak. Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God.
8I don’t rebuke you for your sacrifices. Your burnt offerings are continually before me.
9I have no need for a bull from your stall, nor male goats from your pens.
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The command to hear becomes more searching when God says he will testify against Israel, the very people he names as his own.
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Psalm 81:8“Hear, my people, and I will testify to you, Israel, if you would listen to me!Both passages address Israel as God’s people and command them to hear his testimony.
Exodus 20:2“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.In both passages, God identifies himself as Israel’s God, establishing whose voice they are hearing.
Leviticus 26:12I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you will be my people.Both passages name the bond between God and his people: he is their God, and they belong to him.
Psalm 78:1A contemplation by Asaph. Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.Both passages begin with a command to hear, directing the people’s attention to words about to be spoken.
Jeremiah 2:9“Therefore I will yet contend with you,” says the LORD, “and I will contend with your children’s children.Both passages present God speaking against those he addresses, using the language of testimony or contention.
Exodus 19:5–6Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, then you shall be my own possession from among all peoples; for all the earth is mine;Both passages connect belonging to God with hearing his voice; Exodus makes obedience and covenant keeping explicit.
Micah 6:3My people, what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me!In both passages, God addresses his people within a dispute, speaking to them as those who must hear and respond.
Jeremiah 2:4–5Hear the LORD’s word, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel!Both passages summon Israel to hear God’s word before the message proceeds.
Psalm 49:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,Both passages open with a summons to hear, though Psalm 49 addresses all peoples and Psalm 50 addresses Israel.
Psalm 81:10–12I am the LORD, your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.Both passages contain God’s declaration that he is Israel’s God; Psalm 81 also names his deliverance from Egypt.
Micah 1:2Hear, you peoples, all of you! Listen, O earth, and all that is therein. Let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.Both passages command their hearers to listen and present God as a witness against those addressed.
Deuteronomy 9:13Furthermore the LORD spoke to me, saying, “I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people.Both passages show God speaking against his people; Deuteronomy names their stubbornness, while this verse announces his testimony.
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God names Israel as his people even as he testifies against them. Belonging to him carries accountability; his claim on his people remains.
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