Psalm 53 Commentary
“There Is No God,” Says The Fool
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KEY THOUGHT: The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” [Psalm 53:1a NKJV]
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Psalm 53 NKJV
Folly of the Godless, and the Restoration of Israel
To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath.” A [a]Contemplation of David.
53 The fool has said in his heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity;
There is none who does good.
2 God looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
3 Every one of them has turned aside;
They have together become corrupt;
There is none who does good,
No, not one.
4 Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And do not call upon God?
5 There they are in great fear
Where no fear was,
For God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you;
You have put them to shame,
Because God has despised them.
6 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When God brings back [b]the captivity of His people,
Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.
Footnotes
a. Psalm 53:1 Heb. Maschil
b. Psalm 53:6 Or His captive people
New King James Version (NKJV)
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Psalm 53 Commentary
It all starts with the rejection of the existence of God. At this point, you cannot do anything right. It is all evil; “all our righteous acts are like filthy rags.” It is all corruption and injustice, though having an appearance of goodness or righteousness.
Sin is the rejection of the existence of God. After this, whatever we do, good or bad, doesn’t matter. It is all evil, corruption, and injustice.
We cannot climb the tree from the leaves. We cannot talk about good acts without talking about the belief or faith that God exists. We need to start from the beginning. We will have made the tree good, and the fruit will therefore be good.
We cannot fool the LORD with a pack of good works.
We can work backward. Each moment of sin is anchored by the thought that God doesn’t exist. But it is a foolish thought.
The LORD scans the earth for signs of righteousness. This scripture contradicts the common thought that the LORD is looking for wrongs with a whip behind.
Alas, it’s a search in vain. You probably understand why Christ came. Then the search can be fruitful. Then the LORD will find someone who does good.
There is no innocent evil or innocent wrongdoing. Evil men devour God’s people by their rejection of God. There is no neutral ground. Evil men are in for big trouble. They live in fear because God has despised them.
Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! We have a pointer to a time the LORD would come in and help us become wise. Then the search for the one who does good will yield fruit.
A fool cannot pass any exams. First things first: become wise. That is where we all need help. No one is sharp enough to understand that God exists, though it really is simple. But who is wise?
Someone put it this way, “You probably need a PHD to believe that God doesn’t exist!”
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