Psalm 53 in full. Tune: Garelochside

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Psalm 53
"The fool speaks in his heart; “There is no God,” he says."
Tune: Garelochside
St Peter's Free Church
Source: • Psalm 53 (tune: Garelo...
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The images are only intended to provide resonances with some aspects of the psalm; they are not intended as a one-to-one correspondences. They are more like visual cross-references.
images:
The fallen human race and Noah (Genesis 6)
This psalm closely resembles Psalm 14.
In Sing Psalms the first four verses are identical.
Psalm 14: Overview ('Do they not understand?')
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Psalm 14: Top 3 Poetic Features
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Psalm 14: Exegetical Issues
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For more on "the seed of religion" see:
• The truth about God
Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of man’s heart was continually only evil. Yahweh was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.
Yahweh said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the surface of the ground-man, along with animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky-for I am sorry that I have made them.”
But Noah found favour in Yahweh’s eyes. (Genesis 6: 5-8)
For the Leader; upon Mahalath. Maschil of David.
PSALM 53 S.M.
1 The fool speaks in his heart;
“There is no God,” he says.
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
none walk in godly ways.
2 The LORD looks down from heaven
upon the human race
To see if any understand,
if any seek God’s face.
3 They all have turned aside;
corrupt they have become.
Not one of them does any good-
no, not a single one.
4 Will sinners never learn?
My people they’ve devoured
As if they were consuming bread;
they never seek the LORD.
5 But see that evil crowd!
They are struck down with dread,
Although they thought within their hearts
they would have ease instead.
The bones of all your foes
were scattered far abroad;
And you have put them all to shame-
they were despised by God.
6 May help from Zion come!
The LORD his captives bring!
And then let Jacob’s tribes be glad;
for joy let Israel sing!