Psalm 53
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Psalm 53 is the 53rd psalm from the Book of Psalms. It was written by David
. Nearly identical to Psalm 14
, which prophetically refers to the destruction of the First Temple, this one refers to the destruction of the second
.
David
David was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
. Nearly identical to Psalm 14
Psalm 14
Psalm 14 is the 14th psalm from the Book of Psalms. Attributed to David, it is a prophetical reference to the destruction of the First Temple....
, which prophetically refers to the destruction of the First Temple, this one refers to the destruction of the second
Second Temple
The Jewish Second Temple was an important shrine which stood on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem between 516 BCE and 70 CE. It replaced the First Temple which was destroyed in 586 BCE, when the Jewish nation was exiled to Babylon...
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