New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 53

Foolishness and Wickedness of People.

For the music director; according to I.e., sickness, a sad toneMahalath. A Possibly Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful PsalmMaskil of David.

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

Notes

1. Psalms 53:1 Ps 10:4; 14:1-7; 53:1-6 ↩
2. Psalms 53:1 Rom 3:10 ↩
3. Psalms 53:2 Rom 3:11 ↩
4. Psalms 53:2 Or acts wisely ↩
5. Psalms 53:2 2 Chr 15:2 ↩
6. Psalms 53:3 Rom 3:12 ↩
7. Psalms 53:4 Jer 4:22 ↩
8. Psalms 53:5 Or dread ↩
9. Psalms 53:5 Lev 26:17, 36; Prov 28:1 ↩
10. Psalms 53:5 Or dread ↩
11. Psalms 53:5 Ps 141:7; Jer 8:1, 2; Ezek 6:5 ↩
12. Psalms 53:5 Or possibly those ↩
13. Psalms 53:5 Ps 44:7 ↩
14. Psalms 53:5 2 Kin 17:20; Jer 6:30; Lam 5:22 ↩
15. Psalms 53:6 Ps 14:7 ↩

Foolishness and Wickedness of People.

For the music director; according to I.e., sickness, a sad toneMahalath. A Possibly Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful PsalmMaskil of David.

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