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Psalm 50:16

American Standard Version

But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth,

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Psalm 50:16 in other translations

But to the wicked God says,
“What right do you have to declare my statutes,
that you have taken my covenant on your lips,

Psalm 50:16 · World English Bible

Psalm 50:16 in context

  1. 14Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High;
  2. 15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
  3. 16But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth,
  4. 17Seeing that thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee?
  5. 18When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him, And hast been partaker with adulterers.