Psalm 53

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

1  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.

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

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

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

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

4  Have dthe workers of iniquity no knowledge?

Who eat up my people as they eat bread:

They have not called upon God.

5  There †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.

6  †Oh 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.