Reference

Psalms 50:3

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
1

The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

2

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

3

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

4

He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

5

Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

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Fire Imagery
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Fire Imagery

The verse explicitly mentions "a fire shall devour before him," which directly uses fire in a context that implies judgment or a powerful, destructive presence, aligning perfectly with the theme definition.

Destruction / Perishing Language

While "devour" is present, the verse primarily describes God's powerful arrival and the accompanying natural phenomena, not explicitly the destruction or perishing of the wicked.