Psalms 50:23

Whoever presents a thank-offering honors me. ¹  To whoever obeys my commands, I will reveal my power to deliver.” ² 

Ps 22:23; Ps 24:4,5; Ps 25:14; Ps 27:6; Ps 50:14,15; Ps 85:9; Ps 86:9,12; Ps 91:16; Isa 12:2; Isa 45:17; Isa 49:6; Isa 51:5,6; Lu 2:30; Joh 7:17; Joh 8:31,32; Ac 10:2-4; Ac 11:14; Ac 13:26; Ro 12:1; Ro 15:6,9; Ga 1:24; Ga 6:16; Php 1:27; Jas 3:13; 1Pe 1:15; 1Pe 2:9

¹ sn The reference to a thank-offering recalls the earlier statement made in v. 14. Gratitude characterizes genuine worship.

² tn Heb “and [to one who] sets a way I will show the deliverance of God.” Elsewhere the phrase “set a way” simply means “to travel” (see Gen 30:36; cf. NRSV). The present translation assumes an emendation of וְשָׂם דֶּרֶךְ (vÿsam derekh) to וְשֹׁמֵר דְּרָכַּי (vÿshomer dÿrakhay, “and [the one who] keeps my ways” [i.e., commands, see Pss 18:21; 37:34). Another option is to read וְשֹׁמֵר דַּרְכּוֹ (vÿshomer darko, “and [the one who] guards his way,” i.e., “the one who is careful to follow a godly lifestyle”; see Ps 39:1).