Psalms 53:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

For God hath scattered the bones of him— This is generally referred to Sheba; who, being left at last to shift for himself, was shut up in the city of Abel, and there taken and beheaded; (see 2 Samuel 20:22.) after which his body, most probably, was exposed to the fowls of the air, or the wild beasts, insomuch that his bones were indeed at last scattered. Mudge renders this and the foregoing verse thus: Do not they observe, the dealers in vanity, devourers of my people? They eat bread: they called not upon God: Psalms 53:5. They were upon the spot in a great fear, where no fear was. Yes, God hath scattered the bones of the vile wretch; thou confoundest them; for God had spurned them off.

Psalms 53:5

5 There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.