Psalms 53
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The corruption of man by nature | ||
| «To the chief music-maker; put to Mahalath. Maschil. Of David. The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good. | For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Mahalath.” A contemplation by David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good. | |
Verse 1 WEB For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Mahalath.” A contemplation by David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good. KJV To 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. TSK A. M. cir. 3464. B.C. cir. 540. Mahalath: ps 88:1; fool: ps 14:1-7, ps 92:6, mt 5:22, lu 12:20; said: ps 10:4,6,11,13, 1ki 12:26, ro 1:21,28; Corrupt: ge 6:5,6,11-13, job 14:4, job 15:16; have done: le 18:24-30, de 12:31, 1ki 14:24, eze 16:47,51, eph 5:12, 1pe 4:3; there is: ro 3:10-31 |
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| God was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God. | God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God. | |
Verse 2 WEB God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God. KJV God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. TSK looked: ps 11:4, ps 33:13,14, ps 102:19, jer 16:17, jer 23:24; any that: ps 111:10, de 4:6, job 28:28; seek: ps 10:4, ps 27:8, 1ch 28:9, 2ch 15:2, 2ch 19:3, isa 55:6 |
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| Every one of them has gone back; they are unclean: there is not one who does good, no, not one. | Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one. | |
Verse 3 WEB Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one. KJV Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. TSK Every: ps 14:3, 2sa 20:2, isa 53:6, isa 64:6, jer 8:5,6, zep 1:6; filthy: job 15:16, eze 36:25, 2co 7:1, re 22:11; none: ro 3:12, 1jo 2:29, 3jo 1:11 |
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| Have the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food, as they would take bread; they make no prayer to God. | Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on God? | |
Verse 4 WEB Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on God? KJV Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God. TSK Have: ps 94:8, isa 27:11, jer 4:22, mt 23:17-39; who eat: ps 27:2, jer 10:25, re 17:16 |
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| They were in great fear, where there was no cause for fear: for the bones of those who make war on you have been broken by God; you have put them to shame, because God has no desire for them. | There they were 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 rejected them. | |
Verse 5 WEB There they were 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 rejected them. KJV There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them. TSK There: le 26:17,36, de 28:65-67, 1sa 14:15, 2ki 7:6,7, job 15:21, pr 28:1; were they in great fear: ps 14:5; scattered: ps 141:7, eze 6:5, eze 37:1-11; thou hast: ps 35:4,26, ps 40:14, ps 83:16,17; because: ps 2:4, ps 73:20, isa 37:22-38, jer 6:30, la 2:6 |
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| May the salvation of Israel come out of Zion! When the fate of his people is changed by God, Jacob will have joy, and Israel will be glad. | Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. | |
Verse 6 WEB Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. KJV Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. TSK Oh, etc: ps 14:7; out: ps 50:2, isa 12:6, isa 14:32; bringeth: ps 85:1, ps 126:1-4, job 42:10, jer 30:18, jer 31:23, joe 3:1, am 9:14; Jacob: ps 106:46-48, ezr 3:11, ne 12:43, isa 12:1-3 |
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