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Psalms 53:3
Psalms 53:3
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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perceive it; God, in this psalm, speaks twice, for this is the same
almost verbatim with the fourteenth psalm. The scope of it is to
convince…Psalms 53 — OverviewPsalms 53 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 53:1, David describes the corruption of a natural man; Psalms 53:4, He convinces the wicked by the light of their own conscience; Psalms 53:6, He glories in the salvation of God. Psalms 88:1 *titlePsalms 53 — OverviewPsalms 53 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleTo the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David. The word "mahalath" is only used here and in Ps 88:1. Some, with Aben Ezra, take it to be the first word of a song, to the tune of which this psalm was…Psalms 53:1-6Psalms 53:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis psalm was opened before, and therefore we shall here only observe,
in short, some things concerning sin, in order to the increasing of our
sorrow for it and hatred of it. 1. The fact of sin. Is that proved?…Psalms 53:1-6Psalms 53:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
THIs psalm is a repetition of Psalms 45:1-17; with certain not very important variations. The most remarkable is the substitution throughout of" Elohim" for "Jehovah." The only variations which alter the…Psalms 53:3Psalms 53:3 · The Pulpit CommentaryFor "they are all gone aside" ( הכּל סר) in Psalms 14:1-7; the present psalm has, "every one of them is gone back" ( לּכּוֹ סג)—a difference which may be due to corruption, and which is, at any rate, of no importance.