Psalms 53

1 Unto the end. For Mahalath: the thoughts of David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They were corrupted, and they became abominable with iniquities. There is no one who does good.

TO THE OVERSEER. “ON A DISEASE.” AN INSTRUCTION OF DAVID. A fool said in his heart, “There is no God.” They have done corruptly, Indeed, they have done abominable iniquity, There is none doing good.

2 God gazed down from heaven on the sons of men, to see if there were any who were considering or seeking God.

God looked on the sons of men from the heavens, To see if there is an understanding one, [One] seeking God.

3 All have gone astray; together they have become useless. There is no one who does good; there is not even one.

Everyone went back, together they became filthy, There is none doing good—not even one.

4 Will they never learn: all those who work iniquity, who devour my people like a meal of bread?

Workers of iniquity have not known, Those eating my people have eaten bread, They have not called God.

5 They have not called upon God. In that place, they have trembled in fear, where there was no fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who please men. They have been confounded, because God has spurned them.

There they feared a fear—there was no fear, For God has scattered the bones of him Who is encamping against you, You have put to shame, For God has despised them.

6 Who will grant from Zion the salvation of Israel? Jacob will exult, when God will convert the captivity of his people; and Israel will rejoice.

Who gives the salvation of Israel from Zion? When God turns back [to] a captivity of His people, Jacob rejoices—Israel is glad!