Psalms 53

 

Psalms 53

 

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

They are corrupt, and their ways are vile;

there is no one who does good.

 

² God looks down from heaven on all mankind

to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.

 

³ Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.

 

⁴ Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread;

they never call on God.

 

⁵ But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,

where there was nothing to dread. God scattered the bones of those who attacked you;

you put them to shame, for God despised them.

 

⁶ Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!