Psalm 53
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!
"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!
WAH! God, what u wanna tell me ar? Don't understand the psalm at all leh... bu ming bai lo! So I googled it to find information. wahahahaha.. thn I came upon Darlene Zschech's reflection on this psalm. Here are some excerpts of it:
"...this Psalm sings of man's afflictions. ....there were many in my own world who continually denied the existence of God, denied His power, His grace, and most importantly, His love. We were never designed to live life without Christ. The fallen race of man, left to his own energy, will always end up in the midst of some sort of battle. To fight this battle without any eternal perspective, or any understanding of God's love and devotion toward you, is such a hard way to live… foolish to say the least.
Verses 4, 5 and 6 go on to talk about how God Himself will defend His righteous ones… even when it feels like God is somehow silent on your behalf, for He who knows all and rules all, will overwhelm those who attack His people.
The psalmist here paints a vivid contrast between the lives of the just and the unjust… but as you can see, his heart desperately longs for the salvation of Israel, and closes the Psalm with the thought that the most calloused heart, when aroused by the spirit of God, can find life, and life in all its fullness."
Still kinda bu ming bai leh. Budden at least now I know about the "God Himself will defend His righteous ones" phrase through verse 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." orh................................
To me, it basically means God blesses the righteous.
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