Psalms 50:8-13

Psalms 50:8-13

[8] I will not reprove  thee for thy sacrifices  or thy burnt offerings,  to have been continually  [9] I will take  no bullock  out of thy house,  nor he goats  out of thy folds.  [10] For every beast  of the forest  is mine, and the cattle  upon a thousand  hills.  [11] I know  all the fowls  of the mountains:  and the wild beasts  of the field  are mine.  [12] If I were hungry,  I would not tell  thee: for the world  is mine, and the fulness  thereof. [13] Will I eat  the flesh  of bulls,  or drink  the blood  of goats? 

What does Psalms 50:8-13 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

He was not charging them with failure to offer the sacrifices He had prescribed. They had done that. They erred in thinking that offering sacrifices was all He expected. He reminded them that He did not need their offerings. He already owned everything they presented to Him. The pagans believed they maintained their gods by offering them food, but Yahweh reminded His people that He did not need their sacrifices.
"There is a note of sarcasm in the use of the pronoun "your" in "your stall" and in "your pens" ( Psalm 50:9). It is as if God has heard them proudly say, "This is my bull/goat from my stall/pen!" To this boastful claim God responds solemnly with an emphatic "mine" ( Psalm 50:10 ...) and concludes his claim with a restatement of his ownership that would linger in the hearts of the hearers: "mine" ( Psalm 50:11). His rule extends to all creation." [1]