That's the basics of this psalm, which is beating a similar drum of the last few psalms. God as rescuer.
There is another thing, though. It's another oft repeated idea in the psalms:
Man is bad.
But this psalm goes further. It seems to say EVERYONE is corrupt, NONE seek God. Hyperbole- or God just calling it as it is. Personally, I think it could be both, but more in the latter. Everyone messes up, everyone rebels against God. In the context of this psalm, no one is even looking for God.
David closes with the hope that God- not man- will raise up salvation. If anything is true about our world today, it is that we think a human with enough political power, or intelligence, or money, or popularity can save us. We don't need God because we have science and Brad Pitt.
David closes with the hope that God- not man- will raise up salvation. If anything is true about our world today, it is that we think a human with enough political power, or intelligence, or money, or popularity can save us. We don't need God because we have science and Brad Pitt.
It's a good thing God's salvation is not dependent on our getting straightened up.
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