psalms 50:16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

psalms 50:16 But to the wicked God says, "What right have you to tell of My statutes, And to take My covenant in your mouth?

16-20. the wicked--that is, the formalists, as now exposed, and who lead vicious lives (compare Ro 2:21, 23). They are unworthy to use even the words of God's law. Their hypocrisy and vice are exposed by illustrations from sins against the seventh, eighth, and ninth commandments.

psalms 50:16 But to the wicked God says, "What right have you to tell of My statutes, And to take My covenant in your mouth?

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