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Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

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The Universal Problem of Sin

Commentators stress that this verse's declaration—"none that doeth good, no, not one"—is a universal diagnosis of the human condition. Matthew Henry connects this state to a lack of the 'fear of God' and explains that this universal problem points directly to our need for a universal solution: a Savior who can rescue people from their sins.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Psalms 53:3

18th Century

Theologian

Every one of them is gone back - See the notes at Psalm 14:3.

The only variation here in the two psalms is in the substitution of t…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Psalms 53:3

19th Century

Bishop

There are two unimportant variations from Psalm 14:0 here: “every one,” instead of “the whole,” and “gone back” (sag) for “gone aside” (

John Gill

John Gill

On Psalms 53:3

17th Century

Pastor

Every one of them is gone back From God, and the way of his commandments.

In (Psalms 14:3) , it is, "t…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Psalms 53:1–6

17th Century

Minister

This psalm is almost the same as the 14th. Its purpose is to convince us of our sins. God, through the psalmist, here shows us how bad we are, and …