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Psalm 53:1-6
1The 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.
2God looks down from heaven on the children of men, To see if there are any who understood, Who seek after God.
3Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.
4Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And don`t call on God?
5There 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.
6Oh that the salvation of Israel had already come out of Zion! When God brings back the captivity of his people, Then shall Jacob rejoice. Israel shall be glad. Psalm 54 For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, "Isn`t David hiding himself among us?"
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We read Psalm 53 through the lens of Law and Gospel, recognizing that this passage powerfully exposes the total depravity of humanity apart from God's grace. Verses 1-3 serve as a stark proclamation of the Law, revealing the folly and corruption inherent in those who deny God. The Psalm confronts us
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We read this passage as a stark reminder of humanity's total depravity apart from the grace of God. The psalmist, under divine inspiration, declares the foolishness of those who deny God's existence and the universal corruption that results. This passage highlights the necessity of God's interventio
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