Psalm 53

To the choirmaster: according to jMahalath. A Maskil1 of David.

1  kThe fool says in his heart, l“There is no God.”

They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;

mthere is none who does good.

2  God looks down from heaven

on the children of man

to see if there are any who understand,2

who seek after God.

3  They have all fallen away;

together they have become corrupt;

nthere is none who does good,

not even one.

4  oHave those who work evil no knowledge,

who eat up my people as they eat bread,

and do not call upon God?

5  There they are, in great terror,

where there is no terror!

For God scatters the bones of him who encamps against you;

you put them to shame, for God has rejected them.

6  Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!

When God prestores the fortunes of his people,

let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

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2 View All Leviticus 19:27
ch. 21:5; [Isa. 15:2; Jer. 9:26; 48:37]