They both start off with 'The fool has said in his heart, There is no God..."
2006-12-27 18:02:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Lots of examples of similarity between passages in the bible can be found....
nothing unusual there - but makes me remember that God emphasizes things by repeating them in scripture. In this case, He really wants us to know who the fools are....
god bless!!
2006-12-27 18:10:28 · answer #1 · answered by happy pilgrim 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, nice observation. The reason is that Psalm 53:1 is talking about Psalm 14:1.
God Bless!
2006-12-27 18:34:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is the halfway point in the Bible? Psalms 118. Add all the verses up and cut them in half, thats 118. Email me for a great slide show about it...
l_schoger@yahoo.com
btw, many things in life are learned by repitition, so maybe not being a fool is one of them....Maybe King David (who wrote the Psalms) just wanted us to know that a fool does such things,.....nothing against atheists, who need to find out on thier own that there is something out there and that the big band theory is a bunch of ....... in the eyes of scholars.
2006-12-27 18:09:36 · answer #3 · answered by kaliroadrager 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I took the time you consults both Psalms in Hebrew and found that if use a different version (in my case NIV), you can clearly see the differences.
Psalm 13:1 How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and every day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?
3 Look on me and answer, O LORD my God.
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death;
4 my enemy will say, "I have overcome him,"
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.
5 But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6 I will sing to the LORD,
for he has been good to me.
Psalm 53:1 The fool says in his heart,
"There is no God."
They are corrupt, and their ways are vile;
there is no one who does good.
2 God looks down from heaven
on the sons of men
to see if there are any who understand,
any who seek God.
3 Everyone has turned away,
they have together become corrupt;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.
4 Will the evildoers never learn—
those who devour my people as men eat bread
and who do not call on God?
5 There they were, overwhelmed with dread,
where there was nothing to dread.
God scattered the bones of those who attacked you;
you put them to shame, for God despised them.
6 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When God restores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
2006-12-28 03:01:44 · answer #4 · answered by J. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sharp observation. You would think after hearing it two times in a row, they might remember it and actually believe it. It's really important if it's mentioned often. There are other re-curring themes with greater import though because most of the Biblical audience is for ears of the believers. God is mindful of all humanity though and has a saying for every situation.
2006-12-27 18:30:55 · answer #5 · answered by Lovin' Mary's Lamb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a pretty common literary technique to repeat something to drive the point home or for a number of other purposes. My guess is that is at work, or it's just a translation problem.
2006-12-27 18:03:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Good observation. You have been studying. Kudos. Well done. You will also find 2 Peter very similar to Jude.
2006-12-27 18:05:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you know that II KINGS 19 and ISAIAH 37 are the same?
The Bible with many contradictions!
http://www.answering-christianity.com/101_bible_contradictions.htm
Although there are more than 101....
GOD's stupidity is smarter than all of us?!
http://www.answering-christianity.com/101_bible_contradictions.htm
http://www.answering-christianity.com/ac6.htm#links
http://www.answering-christianity.com/ac7.htm#links
And also pronography!!!!
Why don't you Christians read this perhaps...
http://www.answering-christianity.com/x_rated.htm
Something for the Jehovahs, and others
http://www.webshowplace.com/question/101quest.html
The Trinity is all lies!!
http://www.bismikaallahuma.org/archives/2006/a-logical-reasoning-refuting-the-concept-of-trinity/
2006-12-27 22:14:26 · answer #8 · answered by Epyon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bible also says that you should stone people to death who pick up sticks on the wrong day.
My jewish friends and I don't take it all that seriously. Neither should you.
2006-12-27 18:04:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not surprising really. That's what a lot of songwriters today do.
2006-12-27 18:09:52 · answer #10 · answered by Forget My Name. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋