Psalms 53:1 says,To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. After the introduction, verse one says, 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. David said that the fool said in his heart that there was no God and that he was corrupt, full of iniquity, and did no good. There are many people today who claim that there is no God, or claim that even if there is that He does not exist as far as they are concerned. As David said, this makes them fools. Those who do not believe in God are full of sin and do no good in God's view, no matter how the world may view them. Verse two declares, God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. As David said then, even now God is looking down on the world to see if anyone understands and seeks Him. God is not some far away being Who only occasionally looks down on the earth, but He is an ever present God Who knows what each individual is doing. Verse three adds, Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. David said that at that time, when God looked down on mankind, that all of them had gone back from God and had become filthy. When God looks down on mankind today, until people accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord they are all guilty of sin and spiritually filthy in the eyes of God. Still, then as now, there are some who had been made clean by faith, either in the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ, or in Him after He came and lived and died to wash away the sins of all who believe in Him. Verse four asks, Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God. David said God asked if the workers of iniquity had no knowledge. When Christians look at all the things that are going on in the world today that are opposed to God's will and teachings in the Bible, we have to ask if most people have lost all knowledge of God. Then, there are those who profess to believe in God who say that what He says doesn't really matter at all times and in all cases. Verse five adds, 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. David said many of those who denied God lived in great fear where there was nothing to fear. We as followers of Christ should not live in fear, because as God's people He has already assured us of everlasting victory. We are secure in God's protective hands, so we should live without fear of anything the world can do to us. Verse six declares, 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. David said that when salvation came out of Zion that God would bring back His people who had been captive and that they would rejoice and be glad. Redemption came out of Zion when Jesus Christ came to live and die for the sins of everyone and to be resurrected to give those who put their faith in Him everlasting life. We are no longer held captive by sin but are restored to a right relationship with God if we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord. If we have done so, then we should rejoice and be glad, no matter what is going on in the world.
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