Psalm 53

Psalm LIII.

To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David.

^aThe fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.

Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity:

^bThere is none that doeth good.

²God looked down from heaven upon the children of men,

To see if there were ^bany that did understand, that did seek God.

^3bEvery one of them is ^cgone back, they are altogether become filthy;

There is none that doeth good, no, not one.

⁴Have ^dthe workers of iniquity no knowledge?

Who eat up my people as they eat bread:

They have not called upon God.

⁵There were they in great fear, ^ewhere no fear was:

^fFor God hath ^ghscattered ^hthe bones of him that encampeth against thee:

Thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

⁶O that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!

When God bringeth back the captivity of his people,

Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.