To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The word “mahalath” is only used here and in Ps. 88:1. Some, with Aben Ezra, take it to be the first word of a song, to the tune of which this psalm was set; others, with Jarchi, that it is the name of a musical instrument on which it…

The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God The Targum adds, “of whom is revenge”; or there is no God to punish and avenge the wicked; corrupt are they; the Chaldee paraphrase is, “the wicked have corrupted their ways”; as all flesh had done in the old world, ; and have done abominable…

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men In , it is read, “the Lord” or “Jehovah”; in everything else there is an agreement in this verse; (See Gill on Ps.

Every one of them is gone back From God, and the way of his commandments. In , it is, “they are all gone aside”; (See Gill on Ps. 14:3); they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. What follows in this verse is the same as .

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? &c.] In , it is, “have all the workers” There are none of them but what have, unless given up to judicial blindness, and hardness of heart, to believe a lie, as antichrist and his followers, (2 Thess. 2:10, 2 Thess. 2:11) ; (See Gill on Ps.

There were they in great, fear, where no fear was Before; neither of God nor man, nor any dread of punishment, but the utmost security, (Rev. 18:7, Rev. 18:8, Rev. 18:10) ; also (See Gill on Ps.

O that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! &c.] Or, “who will give [[5]] out of Zion the salvation of Israel?” The Targum adds, “except the Lord”; and this is a request to him for it: and, as in , it may be a wish for the first coming of Christ, to work out salvation for his people; here…