Psalm 53

The 53rd Psalm is a Psalm of David.

Structure

The Psalm can be divided into three parts:

Comments

Verse 5

With YHWH "bread" is meant a sacrifice. Those who feed on the victim, the priest. Accordingly, these scold and threatening speech directed against the priests, because they have turned away from God.

Differences between Psalm 14 and Psalm 53

The two psalms in the comparison on the basis of the butcher - Bible 2000.

The main difference of these two psalms lies in the name of God. While in Psalm 14 God is referred to four times as YHWH and three times with Elohim, is in Psalm 53 only Elohim ( seven times ).

Dating

Since the Constitution of the Psalm time priest must have been prevalent, it can be dated to the postexilic period.

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