Psalms 53

1 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.

For the end, [a Psalm] of David upon Maeleth, of instruction. The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted [themselves], and become abominable in iniquities: there is none that does good.

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

God looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, to see if there were any that understood, or sought after God.

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

They have all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that does good, there is not even one.

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

Will none of the workers of iniquity know, who devour my people as they would eat bread? they have not called upon God. There were they greatly afraid, where there was no fear:

5 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.

or God has scattered the bones of the men-pleasers; they were ashamed, for God despised them.

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

Who will bring the salvation of Israel out of Sion? When the Lord turns the captivity of his people, Jacob shall exult, and Israel shall be glad.