Psalm 53

of David.
¹ The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good.
² God looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.
³ Everyone has turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
⁴ Will the evildoers never learn those who devour my people as men eat bread and who do not call on God?
⁵ There they were, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to dread. God scattered the bones of those who attacked you; you put them to shame, for God despised them.
⁶ Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

Who is a fool? According to Merriam-Webster, the word means a person lacking in judgment or prudence. In verse, one of this psalms the psalmist describes a person first as one that rejects God. In other words, this person is Godless, someone who has rejected and denies that God exist. The psalmist then describes them as being corrupt and their ways as being vile. This is the state of a man who rejects God. This psalm of David along with Psalm fourteen is used by Paul in Romans chapter three. Paul’s conclusion is found in Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” As I study this psalm, I realize the truth found in Hebrews 2:3 “how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him.” The first step in grabbing hold of this great salvation knows God.

The theme of the seeking God is clear in this Psalm. The fool is the one that rejects God, the one who denies God, and his way. Then God look down from heaven he saw that the sons of men did not seek Him. So, as we see in the Gospels that God, send his Son to us as the way, the truth and the life. So as Israel’s hope of salvation rested in God restoring it so must our hope rest in Christ’s sacrifice on the cross and His resurrection.