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Psalms 53:3

The result of His investigation. Every one of them had gone back (Psalms 44:18) from following God (in Psalms 14:3 turned asidefrom the path of right): together had they become tainted, a word which in Arabic means to go bador turn sour, but in Heb. is used only in a moral sense, here and in Job 15:16. On the interpolation in the P.B.V. of Psalms 14 after Psalms 53:3 see note there.

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See also Psalms 53:3 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    EVERY ONE OF THEM IS GONE BACK - See the notes at Psalms 14:3. The only variation here in the two psalms is in the substitution of the word - סג _sâg_, for סור _sûr_ - words almost identical in form...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 53 The Apostasy Under the Man of Sin This Psalm is in greater part the same as the fourteenth. It is the description of the apostasy, the complete turning away from God and opposition to God...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    LIII. See Psalms 14....

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    GOD. Hebrew 'eth 'Elohim (Objective). App-4. Note the Figure of speech _Epanadiplosis_ (App-6), by which this verse is marked off as containing universal instruction, beginning and ending with the sam...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 53, 54 Psalms 53 (Lm.) An Instructive-psalmBy David. (_N.B.For Title, Analysis and Exposition of this psalm, see Psalms 14_, _with which this psalm is practically identicalthis being an Eloh...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    This is a second version of Psalms 14 with the important difference that GOD (_Elohim_) is everywhere substituted for the LORD (_Jehovah_). There are a few other variations and additions, especially i...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    PSALMS 42:72 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    There are two unimportant variations from Psalms 14 here: “every one,” instead of “the whole,” and “gone back” (_sag_) for “gone aside” (_sar_)....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 53:4]_ כֻּלֹּ֥ו סָג֮ יַחְדָּ֪ו נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ אֵ֤ין...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 53:1 IN this psalm we have an Elohistic recast of Psalms 14:1, differing from its original in substituting _ Elohim_ for _ Jehovah_ (four times) and in the language of Psalms 53:5. There are al...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    SINNERS ALL-GOD ALONE CAN HELP Psalms 53:1; Psalms 54:1 That Psalms 53:1 should be a repetition of Psalms 14:1, with very few variations,

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This psalm, with slight variations, is found in the first book Psalms 14:1). Its introduction a second time necessarily leads us to notice the differences. In all probability the editor incorporated i...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Name, which is a strong tower, (Proverbs xviii. 10.; Calmet) event thyself. Hence it is so criminal to take it in vain. (Berthier) --- Judge. Ancient psalters have, "deliver." Saul and the Zipheans p...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    In Psalms 53 we have the wicked in general, the whole mass of the people, all, save where grace had come in. It is the same as Psalms 14, but does not speak of Jehovah, but of God, for the remnant are...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    EVERY ONE OF THEM IS GONE BACK,.... From God, and the way of his commandments. In Psalms 14:3, it is, "they are all gone aside"; Psalms 14:3; THEY ARE ALTOGETHER BECOME FILTHY; [THERE IS] NONE THAT...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; [there is] none that doeth good, no, not one. Ver. 3. _Every one of them is gone back_] Diogenes in a great assembly going backward...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    OF THE CORRUPTION AND SALVATION OF MEN. To the chief musician, for use in the liturgical part of public worship, upon Mahalath, in a sorrowful manner, agreeing with the general tone of the hymn, Masc...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Every one of them is gone back; they are altogether become filthy. There is none that doeth good, no, not one....

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 53:3 aside H5472 (H8804) together H3162 corrupt H444 (H8738) does H6213 (H8802) good H2896 one...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    HEADING (PSALMS 53:1 A). Psalms 53:1 ‘For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David.' The Psalm is once again dedicated to the Choirmaster or Chief Musician, and is set to the tune of Ma...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The foolishness and iniquity of atheism. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Bad practices are the fruit of bad principles and bad principles are the natural fruit of denial of God. Atheists, whe...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    This psalm, the same as the fourteenth, is repeated here, and was sung in plaintive strains when Sennacherib invaded Judea, as is affirmed by Origen, Theodoret, and others. Psalms 53:1. _The fool,_ th...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God._ UNIVERSAL CORRUPTION OF MANKIND This is a description of human nature at all...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God._ THE FOLLY OF UNBELIEF There were Atheists in David’s days, practical Atheists at least, as there have been in all days, and probably ever will be,...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 53:1. This psalm is almost identical to Psalms 14:1. The two psalms were probably alternate versions of the same hymn before they were include

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION According to the superscription this Psalm was composed by David and dedicated “To the Chief Musician;” to be used in public worship under his direction. The term “_upon Mahalath_” is var...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THIs psalm is a repetition of Psalms 45:1; with certain not very important variations. The most remarkable is the substitution throughout of" Elohim" for "Jehovah." The only variations whic...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Psa 53:1-6 is the same as Psalms 14:1-7. These are similar psalms. There are about three places where psalms repeat themselves, not in total, such as... this is pretty much in total with Psalms 14:1-7...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 John 2:29; 2 Corinthians 7:1; 2 Samuel 20:2; 3 John 1:11; Ezekie

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