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Psalm 53

The Fool
(Psalm 14)

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For the choir director. According to mahalath.[a] A maskil by David.

A Description of the Fool

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”

They are corrupt. They commit horrible evil.
There is no one who does good.
God looks down from heaven on all the children of Adam
    to see if there is anyone who understands,
    anyone who seeks God.
Every single one has turned back.
Altogether they have become rotten.
There is no one who does good.
There is not even one.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 53:1 A musical term of uncertain meaning, most likely a melody

Psalm 53[a](A)

For the director of music. According to mahalath.[b] A maskil[c] of David.

The fool(B) says in his heart,
    “There is no God.”(C)
They are corrupt, and their ways are vile;
    there is no one who does good.

God looks down from heaven(D)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,(E)
    any who seek God.(F)
Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt;
    there is no one who does good,
    not even one.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 53:1 In Hebrew texts 53:1-6 is numbered 53:2-7.
  2. Psalm 53:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  3. Psalm 53:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

53 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

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