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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 53 - Introduction

BOOK II. PSS. XLII.- LXXII.

Psalms 42-83 are Elohistic, i.e. they use the word God (Elohim) and avoid the proper name Yahweh, probably from motives of reverence. Here and there, however, the name Yahweh has crept into the text by a natural slip of the scribes.

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See also Psalms 53 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    There is a remarkable resemblance between this psalm and Psalms 14:1. Both are ascribed to the same author, David; and each pursues the same line of thought - the folly and wickedness of Atheism. They...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    This Psalm is another recension of Psalms 14. _Elôhîm_(God), is substituted for _Jehovah_(A.V. Lord) in accordance with the usage of this book; and in Psalms 53:1_; Psalms 53:6_there are a few variati...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 seat (a-27) Or 'in the company.'...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    LIII. This Psalm is a variation from Psalms 14. Which was the original, or whether both are not corruptions of some lost original, are questions involving minute comparisons and examinations of the He...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 53 TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN UPON MAHALATH, MASCHIL, [A PSALM] OF DAVID. The word "mahalath" is only used here and in Psalms 88:1. Some, with Aben Ezra, take it to be the first word...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 2983. B.C. 1021._ The occasion of this Psalm, which varies but little from the fourteenth, and for which variation it is not easy to account, is supposed to have been the next revolt which the...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    * David complains of the malice of his enemies. (1-3) Assurance of the Divine favour and protection. (4-7)...

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