New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 53:1-6

1 1 2 3The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God,” They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice; 4There is no one who does good.2God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there is 5anyone who 6understands, Who 7seeks after God.3 8Every 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 wickedness 9no knowledge, Who eat up My people as though they ate bread And have not called upon God?5There they were in great 10fear 11where no 12fear had been; For God 13scattered the bones of 14him who encamped against you; You 15put them to shame, because 16God had rejected them.6Oh, that 17the salvation of Israel 18would come out of Zion! When God 19restores His captive people, 20Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

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Notes

1. Psalms 53:1 Ps 10:4; 14:1-7; 53:1-6 ↩
2. Psalms 53:1 I.e. sickness, a sad tone ↩
3. Psalms 53:1 Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm ↩
4. Psalms 53:1 Rom 3:10 ↩
5. Psalms 53:2 Rom 3:11 ↩
6. Psalms 53:2 Or acts wisely ↩
7. Psalms 53:2 2 Chr 15:2 ↩
8. Psalms 53:3 Rom 3:12 ↩
9. Psalms 53:4 Jer 4:22 ↩
10. Psalms 53:5 Or dread ↩
11. Psalms 53:5 Lev 26:17, 36; Prov 28:1 ↩
12. Psalms 53:5 Or dread ↩
13. Psalms 53:5 Ps 141:7; Jer 8:1, 2; Ezek 6:5 ↩
14. Psalms 53:5 Or possibly those ↩
15. Psalms 53:5 Ps 44:7 ↩
16. Psalms 53:5 2 Kin 17:20; Jer 6:30; Lam 5:22 ↩
17. Psalms 53:6 Ps 14:7 ↩
18. Psalms 53:6 Lit would be ↩
19. Psalms 53:6 Or restores the fortunes of His people ↩
20. Psalms 53:6 Or Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad ↩

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