Psalm 53

Psalm 53

A Portrait of Sinners

For the choir director: on Mahalath. ^zaA Davidic Maskil.

¹The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”

They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds.

There is no one who does good. ^b

²God looks down from heaven on the human race

to see if there is one who is wise,

one who seeks God. ^c

³All have turned away;

all alike have become corrupt.

There is no one who does good,

not even one. ^d

⁴Will evildoers never understand?

They consume My people as they consume bread; ^e

they do not call on God. ^f

⁵Then they will be filled with terror—

terror like no other ^g—

because God will scatter

the bones of those who besiege you. ^h

You will put them to shame,

for God has rejected them. ⁱ

⁶Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion!

When God restores the fortunes of His people, ^j

Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad. ^k