Psalms 53:2

GOD LOOKED DOWN FROM HEAVEN ... - See the notes at Psalms 14:2. The only change which occurs in this verse is the substitution of the word אלהים _'Elohiym_, rendered “God,” for “Yahweh,” rendered Lord, in Psalms 14:2. The same change occurs also in Psalms 14:4, Psalms 14:6. It is to be observed, also, that the word “Yahweh” does not occur in this psalm, but that the term used is uniformly. אלהים _'Elohiym_, God. In Psalms 14:1 both terms are found - the word...

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 which alter the sense are in Psalms 45:5. These cannot be accounted for by corruption, and seem to indicate a retouching of the original composition in order to adapt it to a special occasion. The expression, "upon Mahalath," or, "set to Mahalath," in the title, is thought to be a musical direction, and is explained by Dr. Kay as equivalent to the modern _Maestoso._ PSALMS 53:1 AND...

GOD LOOKED DOWN FROM HEAVEN UPON THE CHILDREN OF MEN,.... In Psalms 14:2, it is read, "the Lord" or "Jehovah"; in everything else there is an agreement in this verse; Psalms 14:2; TO SEE IF THERE WERE [ANY] THAT DID UNDERSTAND; the Targum is, "that were understanding" in the law; it doubtless means understanding in divine and spiritual things; THAT DID SEEK GOD; the above paraphrase is, "seeking doctrine from before the Lord"....

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, which will hold sway when Satan's mighty man is on the earth. Then the godly remnant will sigh for the coming of salvation out of Zion....

LIII. See Psalms 14....

The universal depravity of mankind, and its cause....

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 Elohistic recension of that._) 1 Said a vile person in his heartNo God here! their conduct is corrupt their practice abominable there is no well-doer! 2 God out of the heavens looked down over the sons of men, to see whether there was one that shewed understanding in seeking after God: 3 The whole have turned aside drawn back[586] together become tainted: [586] So Br., uniting the two verbs found, the one in Psalms 14:3 and the other in...

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 in Psalms 53:5 (= Psalms 14:5). The changes are interesting chiefly as an illustration of the process of editing which was applied to many Pss. and many portions of the OT., and in particular of the consistent preferences, on the part of separate writers, for one divine name rather than another. Title.—MAHALATH] variously interpreted: (1) as a corruption of Alamoth (see PSALMS 46), (2) as the first word of the song to the

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 Checking. WILL THEY NEVER LEARN? PSALMS 53 JESUS SAID, "HAVE I BEEN WITH YOU FOR SUCH A LONG TIME AND STILL YOU DO NOT KNOW ME?" (JOHN 14:9) PSALMS 53 (This is) for the music leader. (Use the music called) Mahalath. (It is) a

_[Psalms 53:3]_ אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים מִ שָּׁמַיִם֮ הִשְׁקִ֪יף עַֽל ־בְּנֵ֫י אָדָ֥ם לִ֭ רְאֹות הֲ יֵ֣שׁ מַשְׂכִּ֑יל...