Psalms 53:3

Psalms 53:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
• New International Version (NIV)Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They have all fallen away; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Every one of them has turned aside; They have together become corrupt; There is none who does good, No, not one.

Context of Psalms 53:3

1A fool thinks that there is no God. People like that are bad. They do evil things. None of them does anything that is good. 2God looks down from heaven at the people on earth. He wants to see if there is anyone who is really wise and who wants to know God. But they have all turned away. They have all become evil. Nobody does anything that is good, not even one person. 4People who do wicked things understand nothing. They destroy my people as easily as they eat bread. They never pray to God. 5But now they are very afraid when there is nothing to be afraid of! God has completely won against his enemies, the people that attack you, his people. God has turned against them, so you are able to make them ashamed!

Psalms 53:3 word by word

כֻּלּ֥וֹ סָג֮ יַחְדָּ֪ו נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ אֵ֤ין עֹֽשֵׂה־ט֑וֹב אֵ֝֗ין גַּם־אֶחָֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Every one of them is gone backסוּגsûg · to turnH5472
• they are altogetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• become filthyאָלַח'âlach · to corruptH444
• none that doethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• no, not oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259

Cross-references for Psalms 53:3

• Psalms 14:3But everyone has turned away from God. They have all become evil. Not even one person does things that are right!
• 2 Samuel 20:2So the Israelites left David in Gilgal, and they went with Bicri's son, Sheba. But the men of Judah's tribe stayed with David. They helped him on his journey all the way from the Jordan River to Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 53:6We have all turned away, like sheep that take the wrong path. Each of us has turned to follow our own way. But the Lord has taken all our sins and put the punishment on him.
• Isaiah 64:6Our sins have made us all like unclean people, who cannot worship you. Even the good things that we try to do are like dirty bits of cloth. Our sins will blow us all away, as the wind blows away dead leaves.
• Jeremiah 8:5So why have the people of Jerusalem not turned back to me? They turn away from me all the time. They believe the lies of false gods, and they refuse to return to me.
• Zephaniah 1:6‘I will remove those who have turned away from the Lord. I will also remove those who decide things without the Lord.
• Job 15:16So he certainly will not trust people. People are wicked and cannot think true thoughts. They like to do evil things, as if they are drinking water!
• Ezekiel 36:25You will become pure, as if I splash you with clean water. I will remove all the things that make you unclean. I will take away the idols that you worship.
• 2 Corinthians 7:1So, my friends, God has promised these things to us. So we must keep ourselves clean from everything that makes our bodies or our spirits unclean. We must respect and obey God. Then we will become more and more like him.
• Revelation 22:11Let everybody continue to live as they choose. Everyone who does wrong things will continue to do wrong things. Everyone who is disgusting will continue to be disgusting. Everyone who does right things will continue to do right things. Everyone who belongs to God will continue to be holy.’
• Romans 3:12Everyone has turned away from God. All people have become completely bad. Nobody does what is good or kind. There is not even one person who is like that.
• 1 John 2:29You know that Christ only does what is right. So you should know this: Everyone who continues to do what is right has become a child of God.
• 3 John 1:11My friend, do not copy what bad people do. Instead, you should copy the good things that people do. The person who does good things shows that he belongs to God. But anyone who does bad things does not know God.

Commentaries on Psalms 53:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Every one of them is gone back - See the notes at Psalm 14:3. The only variation here in the two psalms is in the substitution of the word - סג sâg for סור sûr - words almost identical in form and in sense. The only difference in meaning is, that the former word - the word used here - means “to draw back,” or “to go back;” the other, the word used in Psalm 14:1-7, means “to go off, to turn aside.” Each of them indicates a departure from God; a departure…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3Paul uses the Greek translation of this passage to describe the moral corruption of all people (Romans 3:10–12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61-4. with few verbal changes, correspond with Psa 14:1-4.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 53:3

• Depravity of Man
• Godlessness
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Mahalath Maschil
• Music, Instrumental
• Psalms
• Altogether
• Filth; Filthiness; Filthy
• Mahalath
• Psalms, Book of
• Song
• Maschil

Commentaries on Psalms 53

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings