Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalms 50:1

And called the earth, etc., i.e., all the inhabitants of the earth he has commanded to come as witnesses and spectators of the judgment. Simon de Muis.

Verses 1-5.

No more shall atheists mock his long delay;

His vengeance sleeps no more; behold the day!

Behold! —the Judge descends; his guards are nigh,

Tempests and fire attend him down the sky.

When God appears, all nature shall adore him.

While sinners tremble, saints rejoice before him.

Heaven, earth and hell, draw near; let all things come,

To hear my justice, and the sinner's doom;

But gather first my saints (the Judge commands),

Bring them, ye angels, from their distant lands.

When Christ returns, wake every cheerful passion,

And shout, ye saints; he comes for your salvation. —Isaac Watts.