诗篇 53:1

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

大衛的訓誨詩，交給詩班長，調用“麻拉”。愚頑人心裡說：“沒有　神。”他們都是敗壞，行了可憎的不義；沒有一個行善的。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
（ 大 卫 的 训 诲 诗 ， 交 与 伶 长 。 调 用 麻 哈 拉 。 ） 愚 顽 人 心 里 说 ： 没 有 　 神 。 他 们 都 是 邪 恶 ， 行 了 可 憎 恶 的 罪 孽 ； 没 有 一 个 人 行 善 。

Contextual Overview

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For the director of music. By mahalath. A maskil of David.

Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." Fools are evil and do terrible things; none of them does anything good. ² God looked down from heaven on all people to see if anyone was wise, if anyone was looking to God for help. ³ But all have turned away. Together, everyone has become evil; none of them does anything good. Not a single person. ⁴ Don't the wicked understand? They destroy my people as if they were eating bread. They do not ask God for help. ⁵ The wicked are filled with terror where there had been nothing to fear. God will scatter the bones of your enemies. You will defeat them, because God has rejected them. ⁶ I pray that victory will come to Israel from Mount Zion! May God bring them back. Then the people of Jacob will rejoice, and the people of Israel will be glad.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

fool: Psalms 14:1-7, Psalms 92:6, Matthew 5:22, Luke 12:20

said: Psalms 10:4, Psalms 10:6, Psalms 10:11, Psalms 10:13, 1 Kings 12:26, Romans 1:21, Romans 1:28

Corrupt: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 6:11-13, Job 14:4, Job 15:16

have done: Leviticus 18:24-30, Deuteronomy 12:31, 1 Kings 14:24, Ezekiel 16:47, Ezekiel 16:51, Ephesians 5:12, 1 Peter 4:3

there is: Romans 3:10-31

Reciprocal: Psalms 73:8 - corrupt Jeremiah 17:9 - General Jeremiah 51:17 - Every Matthew 12:34 - how Mark 7:21 - out Romans 3:12 - there is none Romans 8:7 - the carnal mind

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 wicked have corrupted their ways"; as all flesh had done in the old world, Genesis 6:12;

and have done abominable iniquity; iniquity is the abominable thing that God hates, and makes men abominable in his sight; in Psalms 11:1, it is read, "abominable worlds": the Targum paraphrases the words, "they are far from good, for iniquity is found in them"; see Revelation 21:8;

[there is] none that doeth good; Revelation 21:8- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 word “iniquity,” in Psalms 53:1-6, for “works,” in Psalms 14:1-7.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

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;

reproaches these for their oppression of the poor, 5.

The psalmist prays for the restoration of Israel, 6.

NOTES ON PSALM LIII

The title, To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, an instructive Psalm of David. The word מחלת machalath, some translate the president; others, the master or leader of the dance; others, hollow instruments; others, the chorus. A flute pipe, or wind instrument with holes, appears to be what is intended. "To the chief player on the flute;" or, "To the master of the band of pipers."

Verse Psalms 53:1. The fool hath said in his heart — The whole of this Psalm, except a few inconsiderable differences, is the same as the fourteenth; and, therefore, the same notes and analysis may be applied to it; or, by referring to the fourteenth, the reader will find the subject of it amply explained. I shall add a few short notes.

Have done abominable iniquity — Instead of עול avel, evil or iniquity, eight of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. have עלילה alilah, work, which is nearly the same as in Psalms 14:1, &c.