Psalm 53

Psalm 53^a

53:1–6pp—Ps 14:1–7

For the director of music. According to mahalath.^b A maskil^c of David.

¹The fool^s says in his heart,

“There is no God.”^t

They are corrupt, and their ways are vile;

there is no one who does good.

²God looks down from heaven^u

on all mankind

to see if there are any who understand,^v

any who seek God.^w

³Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt;

there is no one who does good,

not even one.^x

⁴Do all these evildoers know nothing?

They devour my people as though eating bread;

they never call on God.

⁵But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,

where there was nothing to dread.^y

God scattered the bones^z of those who attacked you;^a

you put them to shame,^b for God despised them.^c

⁶Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!

When God restores his people,

let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!