诗篇 53:1 RCUVSS

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 53:1-6

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, Maschil, a didactic poem, a psalm of David. This psalm, under the direction of the Holy Spirit, was evidently recast from Psalms 14, probably for a special occasion, and was for that reason included in the Psalter for the second time. Cf Psalms 14 for the general explanation. v. 1. The fool hath said... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 53:1-6

Psalms 53:0To 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 none that doeth good.2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men,To see if there were any that did understand,That did seek God.3 Every one of them is gone back; they are altogether become filthy.There is none that doeth good,No, not one.4 Have the workers of iniquity no... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 53:1-6

Sinners All-God Alone Can Help Psalms 53:1-6 ; Psalms 54:1-7 That Psalms 53:1-6 should be a repetition of Psalms 14:1-7 , with very few variations, suggests, as does the “verily, verily” of Christ, that the truths contained in these words are worthy of special attention. They supply the Apostle, in Romans 3:1-31 , with his phraseology for describing the state of the ungodly before the searching eye of Omniscience. We have here a photograph of the human heart. Jew and Gentile are alike in... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 53:1-6

This psalm, with slight variations, is found in the first book ( Psa 14:1-7 ). Its introduction a second time necessarily leads us to notice the differences. In all probability the editor incorporated it into this book because of these very changes. They are, first, the substitution of "God" for "Jehovah four times. Perhaps the change was made for liturgical use in some special circumstances, in which the desire was to express praise of God as the wonder-working God. All that was true of... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 53:1-2

THE FOLLY OF ATHEISM‘The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God,’ etc.Psalms 53:1-Exodus :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 of it, as though when David heard a man sneeringly remark that there was no God he forgot for a moment the man’s sensuality and licentiousness in his astonishment at his weakness. I. Suppose a man to say... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 53:1-3

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 Mahalath (which possibly means ‘sickness’, and may be the opening word of another Psalm for which this tune was first composed. Or it may be a mournful tune bewailing the sickness of mankind in his sins). It is again a Maschil of David. This last may refer to the original Psalm and not to the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 53:1-6

LIII. See Psalms 14. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 53:1

Mahalath seems to be the name of a musical instrument, or tune; wherein, as in the rest of them, it is better to confess our ignorance, as the Hebrew doctors themselves do, than to give way to vain and groundless conjectures about them. David describeth the atheism and corruption of men, &c. See Psalms 10:0; Psalms 14:0. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 53:1-6

INTRODUCTIONAccording 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 variously interpreted. In the Geneva version it is rendered, “To him that excelleth on Mahalath;” which is explained in the margin to be “an instrument or kind of note.” “This expresses the opinions of most commentators. Aben Ezra understands by it the name of a melody to which the Psalm was sung. Calvin... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 53:1-2

Psalms 53:1-2 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 of it, as though when David heard a man sneeringly remark that there was no God he forgot for a moment the man's sensuality and licentiousness in his astonishment at his weakness. I. Suppose a man to say absolutely, "There is no God," thus going beyond the heathen, as some few profess to have... read more