Psalm 53

There Is None Who Does Good

To the choirmaster: according to #Ps. 88, titleMahalath. A Maskil#53:1 Probably musical or liturgical terms of David.

1 *For ver. 1-6, see Ps. 14:1-7The 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,*53:2 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,

*[Lev. 26:17,36;Prov. 28:1] where there is no terror!

For God *Ps. 89:10;141:7;Jer. 8:1,2;Ezek. 6:5scatters 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.