Psalm 53:1
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Folly of the Godless, and the Restoration of Israel(A)
To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath.” A [a]Contemplation of David.
53 The (B)fool has said in his heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity;
(C)There is none who does good.
Footnotes
- Psalm 53:1 Heb. Maschil
Psalm 14
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Folly of the Godless, and God’s Final Triumph(A)
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
14 The (B)fool has said in his heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt,
They have done abominable works,
There is none who does good.
2 (C)The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
3 (D)They have all turned aside,
They have together become corrupt;
There is none who does good,
No, not one.
4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And (E)do not call on the Lord?
5 There they are in great fear,
For God is with the generation of the righteous.
6 You shame the counsel of the poor,
But the Lord is his (F)refuge.
7 (G)Oh,[a] that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
(H)When the Lord brings back [b]the captivity of His people,
Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.
Footnotes
- Psalm 14:7 Lit. Who will give out of Zion the salvation of Israel?
- Psalm 14:7 Or His captive people
Psalm 10:4
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- Psalm 10:4 Or All his thoughts are, “There is no God”
Romans 3:10-31
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10 As it is written:
(A)“There is none righteous, no, not one;
11 There is none who understands;
There is none who seeks after God.
12 They have all turned aside;
They have together become unprofitable;
There is none who does good, no, not one.”
13 “Their(B) throat is an open [a]tomb;
With their tongues they have practiced deceit”;
(C)“The poison of asps is under their lips”;
14 “Whose(D) mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 “Their(E) feet are swift to shed blood;
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways;
17 And the way of peace they have not known.”
18 “There(F) is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19 Now we know that whatever (G)the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that (H)every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become [b]guilty before God. 20 Therefore (I)by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
God’s Righteousness Through Faith
21 But now (J)the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, (K)being witnessed by the Law (L)and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all [c]and on all who believe. For (M)there is no difference; 23 for (N)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified [d]freely (O)by His grace (P)through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth (Q)as a [e]propitiation (R)by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over (S)the sins that were previously committed, 26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Boasting Excluded
27 (T)Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore we conclude (U)that a man is [f]justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. 29 Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also, 30 since (V)there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. 31 Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.
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- Romans 3:13 grave
- Romans 3:19 accountable
- Romans 3:22 NU omits and on all
- Romans 3:24 without any cost
- Romans 3:25 mercy seat
- Romans 3:28 declared righteous
Luke 12:20
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20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night (A)your soul will be required of you; (B)then whose will those things be which you have provided?’
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Romans 1:28
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28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things (A)which are not fitting;
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1 Kings 14:24
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24 (A)And there were also [a]perverted persons in the land. They did according to all the (B)abominations of the nations which the Lord had cast out before the children of (C)Israel.
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- 1 Kings 14:24 Heb. qadesh, one practicing sodomy and prostitution in religious rituals
1 Peter 4:3
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3 For we have spent enough of our past [a]lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.
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- 1 Peter 4:3 NU time
Ephesians 5:12
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12 (A)For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.
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Matthew 5:22
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22 But I say to you that (A)whoever is angry with his brother [a]without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, (B)‘Raca!’[b] shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, [c]‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of [d]hell fire.
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- Matthew 5:22 NU omits without a cause
- Matthew 5:22 Lit., in Aram., Empty head
- Matthew 5:22 Gr. More
- Matthew 5:22 Gr. Gehenna
Psalm 10:13
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13 Why do the wicked renounce God?
He has said in his heart,
“You will not require an account.”
Psalm 10:11
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11 He has said in his heart,
“God has forgotten;
He hides His face;
He will never see.”
Psalm 10:6
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Job 15:16
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Job 14:4
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4 Who (A)can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?
No one!
1 Kings 12:26
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26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom may return to the house of David:
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Deuteronomy 12:31
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31 (A)You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way; for every [a]abomination to the Lord which He hates they have done to their gods; for (B)they burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.
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- Deuteronomy 12:31 detestable action
Leviticus 18:24-30
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24 (A)‘Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; (B)for by all these the nations are defiled, which I am casting out before you. 25 For (C)the land is defiled; therefore I (D)visit[a] the punishment of its iniquity upon it, and the land (E)vomits out its inhabitants. 26 (F)You shall therefore [b]keep My statutes and My judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations, either any of your own nation or any stranger who dwells among you 27 (for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and thus the land is defiled), 28 lest (G)the land vomit you out also when you defile it, as it vomited out the nations that were before you. 29 For whoever commits any of these abominations, the persons who commit them shall be [c]cut off from among their people.
30 ‘Therefore you shall keep My [d]ordinance, so (H)that you do not commit any of these abominable customs which were committed before you, and that you do not defile yourselves by them: (I)I am the Lord your God.’ ”
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- Leviticus 18:25 bring judgment for
- Leviticus 18:26 obey
- Leviticus 18:29 Put to death
- Leviticus 18:30 charge
Genesis 6:11-13
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11 The earth also was corrupt (A)before God, and the earth was (B)filled with violence. 12 So God (C)looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for (D)all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
The Ark Prepared(E)
13 And God said to Noah, (F)“The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; (G)and behold, (H)I will destroy them with the earth.
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Genesis 6:5-6
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5 Then [a]the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every (A)intent[b] of the thoughts of his heart was only evil [c]continually. 6 And (B)the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and (C)He was grieved in His (D)heart.
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- Genesis 6:5 So with MT, Tg.; Vg. God; LXX Lord God
- Genesis 6:5 thought
- Genesis 6:5 all the day
Romans 1:21
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21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but (A)became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
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Ezekiel 16:51
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51 “Samaria did not commit (A)half of your sins; but you have multiplied your abominations more than they, and (B)have justified your sisters by all the abominations which you have done.
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Ezekiel 16:47
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47 You did not walk in their ways nor act according to their abominations; but, as if that were too little, (A)you became more corrupt than they in all your ways.
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Psalm 92:6
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6 (A)A senseless man does not know,
Nor does a fool understand this.
Psalm 88:1
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A Prayer for Help in Despondency
A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath Leannoth.” A [a]Contemplation of (A)Heman the Ezrahite.
88 O Lord, (B)God of my salvation,
I have cried out day and night before You.
Footnotes
- Psalm 88:1 Heb. Maschil
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