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PSALM LIII
_The sentiments of atheists and deists, who deny Divine_
_Providence; their character: they are corrupt, foolish,_
_abominable, and cruel_, 1-4;
_God fills them with terror_, 5;
reproa...
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THE FOOL HATH SAID IN HIS HEART ... - For the meaning of this verse,
see the notes at Psalms 14:1. The only change in this verse - a change
which does not affect the sense - is the substitution of the...
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LIII. See Psalms 14....
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TITLE. MASCHIL. Instruction (the sixth of thirteen Psalms so named.
See note on Title, Psalms 32, and App-65, as to the faction of the
Tyrant of Psalms 52. This Psalm for public use. See note at end....
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The universal depravity of mankind, and its cause....
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_The fool_ A class of men, not a particular individual. The word
_nâbâl_here used for fool denotes moral perversity, not mere
ignorance or weakness of reason. -Folly" is the opposite of -wisdom"
in it...
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_David describeth the corruption of a natural man: he convinceth the
wicked by the light of their own conscience: he glorieth in the
salvation of God._
To the chief musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, _...
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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...
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_THE FOOL HATH SAID IN HIS HEART, THERE IS NO GOD. CORRUPT ARE THEY,
AND HAVE DONE ABOMINABLE INIQUITY: THERE IS NONE THAT DOETH GOOD._
The alterations made in this revised version by David of Psalms...
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53:1 Mahalath. (a-6) The meaning is uncertain. fool (b-12) As Psalms
14:1 . see Notes, 1 Samuel 25:3 ,1 Samuel 25:25 ....
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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...
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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...
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AND. — The conjunction is wanting in Psalms 14:1.
INIQUITY. — Instead of the general term, “doings,” in Psalms 14,
as if the adapter of the Psalm felt that a word applicable to good as
well as evil w...
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לַ † מְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל ־מָחֲלַ֗ת
מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְ...
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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...
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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,
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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...
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"To the chief Musician upon (a) Mahalath, Maschil, [A Psalm] of
David." The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] (b) no God.
Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: [there is] none
tha...
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CONTENTS
Here is a short, but striking account of sin in a natural man's heart,
as was given before, in the fourteenth Psalm. The sinner is
expostulated with upon the occasion; and the Psalmist takes...
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_THE FOLLY OF ATHEISM_
‘The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God,’ etc.
Psalms 53:1
There seems to be something intentionally emphatic about the charge
against the atheist in the text, as th...
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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...
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THE FOOL HATH SAID IN HIS HEART, [THERE IS] NO GOD,.... The Targum
adds, "of whom is revenge"; or there is no God to punish and avenge
the wicked;
CORRUPT ARE THEY; the Chaldee paraphrase is, "the wi...
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Psalms 53:1 «To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, [A Psalm]
of David. » The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God.
Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: [there is] non...
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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...
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The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they and
have done abominable iniquity; there is none that doeth good....
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PSALM 53 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm, some few words excepted, is wholly
the same with PSA 14, and therefore the reader must resort thither for
the interpretation of it. And it is repeated, partly because...
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Psalms 53:1 Musician H5329 (H8764) Mahalath H4257 Contemplation H4905
(H8688) David H1732 fool H5036 said H559 ...
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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...
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MAHALATH
Mahalath, apparently a temple choir.
MASCHIL
Maschil, "instruction....
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Psalms 53:1
There seems to be something intentionally emphatic about the charge
against the atheist in the text, as though the wickedness of a man in
saying, "There is no God," were lost in the folly...
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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...
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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...
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_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,...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Kings 12:26; 1 Kings 14:24; 1 Peter 4:3; Deuteronomy 12:31;...