Psalm 53

Psalm 52 Psalm 54

Psalm 53 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Foolishness and Wickedness of People.

For the music director; according to ^[a]Mahalath. A ^[b]Maskil of David.

53 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice;
There is no one who does good.
²God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of mankind
To see if there is anyone who ^[c]understands,
Who seeks after God.
³Every one of them has turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who does good, not even one.

⁴Have the workers of injustice no knowledge,
Who eat up My people like they ate bread,
And have not called upon God?
⁵They were in great ^[d]fear there, where no ^[e]fear had been;
For God scattered the bones of ^[f]him who encamped against you;
You put them to shame, because God had rejected them.
⁶Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion!
When God restores the fortunes of His people,
Jacob shall rejoice, Israel shall be glad.