Psa 53 | ESV | STEP | To the choirmaster : according to Mahalath . A Maskil of David . The fool says in his heart , There is no God . They are corrupt , doing abominable iniquity ; there is none who does good .

Psalms 53

There Is None Who Does Good

To the choirmaster: according to ^aMahalath. A Maskil ^{▼▼Probably musical or liturgical terms} of David.

1 ^cThe fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;
there is none who does good.
2 God looks down from heaven
on the children of man
to see if there are any who understand, ^{▼▼Or who act wisely}
who seek after God.
3 They have all fallen away;
together they have become corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.
4 Have those who work evil no knowledge,
who eat up my people as they eat bread,
and do not call upon God?
5 There they are, in great terror,
^ewhere there is no terror!
For God ^fscatters the bones of him who encamps against you;
you put them to shame, for God has rejected them.
6 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When God restores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

Psalms 53

There Is None Who Does Good

To the choirmaster: according to aMahalath. A Maskil ▼▼Probably musical or liturgical terms of David.

To the choirmaster: according to ^aMahalath. A Maskil ^{▼▼Probably musical or liturgical terms} of David.