Psalms 53

There Is None Who Does Good

To the choirmaster: according to a Mahalath. A Maskil ▼
▼ Probably musical or liturgical terms
of David.

1  c The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;
there is none who does good.
2  God looks down from heaven
on the children of man
to see if there are any who understand, ▼
▼ Or  who act wisely

who seek after God.
3  They have all fallen away;
together they have become corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.
4  Have 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,
e where there is no terror!
For God f 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 restores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
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