Psalms 50:11
I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.
Psalms 50:11
“I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.” The psalmist broadens God’s ownership from beasts of the forest to birds of the mountains and wild beasts of the field. This verse completes the earlier assertion of divine sovereignty by including all creatures. It emphasizes that nothing in creation escapes God’s knowledge or care. This intimate knowledge undergirds the call to honest worship: if God knows the entire animal kingdom, He certainly knows and weighs the heart. The rhetorical style intensifies the sense that God is present everywhere, not distant in an aristocratic temple alone. The overall message remains: true worship cannot be separated from gratitude for God’s sovereign rule over all life.
Theological implications include God’s omniscience and sovereign lordship over creation. This knowledge should produce humility in worship and life, acknowledging that every part of creation belongs to Him. It also ties care for creation to spiritual trust and rightful dependence on God rather than on ritual tokens.
In daily life, this invites reverence for nature and responsibility toward living beings. Stewardship becomes a spiritual practice: humane treatment of animals, ethical farming, and environmental care reflect worship of the Creator who owns all life. This also translates into personal humility—recognizing our smallness before God and the vast, interconnected world He rules. Let this awareness guide decisions in consumer choices and lifestyle that honor God’s ownership and care for creation.
Cross-References: Genesis 2:19-20; Psalm 104:21-24; Matthew 6:26; Job 12:7-10; Romans 1:20