Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 53

(Psalm 14:1–7; Isaiah 59:1–17; Romans 3:9–20)

For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath.Mahalath is probably a musical or liturgical term; see also Psalm 88:1. A MaskilMaskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. of David.

1The foolנָבָ֣לna.ValH5036saysאָ֘מַ֤ר'a.MarH559in his heartבְּ֭לִבּוֹbe.li.boH3820, “There isnoאֵ֣ין'einH369Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430.”They are corruptהִֽ֝שְׁחִ֗יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843;their waysוְהִֽתְעִ֥יבוּve.hit.'I.vuH8581are vileעָ֝֗וֶל'A.velH5766.There is noאֵ֣ין'einH369one who doesעֹֽשֵׂה־'o.seh-H6213goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

2GodH430looks downהִשְׁקִ֪יףhish.KifH8259from heavenמִשָּׁמַיִם֮mi.sha.ma.YimH8064uponעַֽל־'al-H5921the sonsבְּנֵ֫יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120to seeלִ֭רְאוֹתLir.'otH7200if anyהֲיֵ֣שׁha.YeshH3426understandמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919,if any seekדֹּ֝רֵ֗שׁdo.ReshH1875אֶת־'et-H853GodH430.

3Allכֻּלּ֥וֹku.LoH3605have turned awayסָג֮sagH5472,they have togetherיַחְדָּ֪וyach.DavH3162become corruptנֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּne.'e.La.chuH444;there is noאֵ֤ין'einH369one who doesעֹֽשֵׂה־'o.seh-H6213goodט֑וֹבTovH2896,notאֵ֝֗ין'EinH369evenגַּם־gam-H1571oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.

4Will the workersפֹּ֤עֲלֵ֫יpo.'a.LeiH6466of iniquityאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205neverהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808learnיָדְעוּ֮ya.de.'UH3045?They devourאֹכְלֵ֣י'o.khe.LeiH398my peopleעַ֭מִּי'A.miH5971likeאָ֣כְלוּ'A.khe.luH398breadלֶ֑חֶםLe.chemH3899;they refuseלֹ֣אlo'H3808to callקָרָֽאוּ׃ka.Ra.'uH7121upon Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430.

5There they areשָׁ֤ם׀shamH8033,overwhelmedפָּֽחֲדוּ־pa.cha.du-H6342with dreadפַחַד֮fa.ChadH6343, wherethere wasהָ֪יָה֫ha.yahH1961nothingH3808to fearפָ֥חַדFa.chadH6343.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588GodH430has scatteredפִּ֭זַּרPi.zarH6340the bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of those who besieged youחֹנָ֑ךְcho.NakhH2583.You put them to shameהֱ֝בִשֹׁ֗תָהhe.vi.Sho.tahH954,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588GodH430has despised themמְאָסָֽם׃me.'a.SamH3988.

6Oh, thatמִ֥יmiH4310the salvationיְשֻׁע֪וֹתye.shu.'otH3444of Israelיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥לyis.Ra.'ElH3478would comeיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414from Zionמִצִּיּוֹן֮mi.tzi.yOnH6726!When GodH430restoresבְּשׁ֣וּבbe.ShuvH7725His captiveשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,let Jacobיַ֝עֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290rejoiceיָגֵ֥לya.GelH1523,let Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478be gladיִשְׂמַ֥חyis.MachH8055!

(Psalm 14:1–7; Isaiah 59:1–17; Romans 3:9–20)

For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath.Mahalath is probably a musical or liturgical term; see also Psalm 88:1. A MaskilMaskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 53