Psalm 53:1
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53:1Fools say to themselves,1 “There is no God.”2
They sin and commit evil deeds;3
none of them does what is right.4
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- 1 Heb “a fool says in his heart.” The singular is used here in a collective or representative sense; the typical fool is envisioned.
- 2 There is no God. This statement is probably not a philosophical assertion that God does not exist, but rather a confident affirmation that he is unconcerned about how men live morally and ethically (see Ps 10:4, 11).
- 3 Heb “they act corruptly, they do evil [with] injustice.” Ps 14:1 has עֲלִילָה (’alilah, “a deed”) instead of עָוֶל (’aval, “injustice”). The verbs describe the typical behavior of the wicked. The subject of the plural verbs is “sons of man” (v. 2). The entire human race is characterized by sinful behavior. This practical atheism—living as if there is no God who will hold them accountable for their actions—makes them fools, for one of the earmarks of folly is to fail to anticipate the long range consequences of one’s behavior.
- 4 Heb “there is none that does good.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;
there is none who does good.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The fool says in his heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and their ways are vile;
there is no one who does good.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The fool says in his heart, “There’s no God.”
They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Only fools say in their hearts,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and their actions are evil;
not one of them does good!
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt and they have done abominable iniquity.
There is none who does good.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity:
There is none that doeth good.
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