Foolishness and Wickedness of People.
For the music director; according to [a]Mahalath. A [b]Maskil of David.
53 (A)The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice;
(B)There is no one who does good.
2 God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of mankind
To see if there is (C)anyone who [c]understands,
Who (D)seeks after God.
3 (E)Every one of them has turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who does good, not even one.
4 Have the workers of injustice (F)no knowledge,
Who eat up My people like they ate bread,
And have not called upon God?
5 They were in great [d]fear there, (G)where no [e]fear had been;
For God (H)scattered the bones of [f]him who encamped against you;
You (I)put them to shame, because (J)God had rejected them.
6 Oh, that (K)the salvation of Israel would come from Zion!
When God restores the fortunes of His people,
Jacob shall rejoice, Israel shall be glad.
Footnotes
- Psalm 53 Title I.e., sickness, a sad tone
- Psalm 53 Title Possibly Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful Psalm
- Psalm 53:2 Or acts wisely
- Psalm 53:5 Or dread
- Psalm 53:5 Or dread
- Psalm 53:5 Or possibly those
Cross references
- Psalm 53:1 : Ps 10:4; 14:1-7; 53:1-6
- Psalm 53:1 : Rom 3:10
- Psalm 53:2 : Rom 3:11
- Psalm 53:2 : 2 Chr 15:2
- Psalm 53:3 : Rom 3:12
- Psalm 53:4 : Jer 4:22
- Psalm 53:5 : Lev 26:17, 36; Prov 28:1
- Psalm 53:5 : Ps 141:7; Jer 8:1, 2; Ezek 6:5
- Psalm 53:5 : Ps 44:7
- Psalm 53:5 : 2 Kin 17:20; Jer 6:30; Lam 5:22
- Psalm 53:6 : Ps 14:7