Prayer for the Prodigal: Psalm 53-Supplication through the Scriptures
Prayer for the Prodigal Psalm 53 But at the end of that period, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever. Daniel 4:34 Psalm 53 is very similar to Psalm 14 with slight variations. Charles Spurgeon says, “Holy Writ never repeats itself needlessly, there is good cause for the second copy of this Psalm; let us read it with more profound attention than before.” The subject of these two similar psalms is the total depravity of man. It is not that all men are as evil and wicked as they could possibly be, but it means that all of our being has been corrupted by the Fall so that, “there is none who does good, not even one” (Psalm 53:3). Paul quotes these verses in Romans 3 demonstrating that there are none who seek after God, none who understand, none who do good. We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. But God. These 2 wonderful words rescued us from our ignoran...