< Psalms 53 >
1 To the Overseer. — 'On a disease.' — An instruction, by David. A fool said in his heart, 'There is no God.' They have done corruptly, Yea, they have done abominable iniquity, There is none doing good.
“To the chief musician upon Machalath, a Maskil of David.” The worthless fool saith in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, and they are abominable [in their] injustice: there is none that doth good.
2 God from the heavens looked on the sons of men, To see if there be an understanding one, [One] seeking God.
God looketh down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there be one intelligent, one who seeketh for God.
3 Every one went back, together they became filthy, There is none doing good — not even one.
Every one [of them] hath departed [from righteousness]; altogether are they become corrupt: there is none that doth good, no, not one.
4 Have not workers of iniquity known, Those eating my people have eaten bread, God they have not called.
Is there no knowledge in the workers of wickedness? who eat up my people as they eat bread: [while] they do not call on God.
5 There they feared a fear — there was no fear, For God hath scattered the bones of him Who is encamping against thee, Thou hast put to shame, For God hath despised them.
There were they terrified with terror where there was no terror; for God had scattered the bones of those that encamped against thee: thou didst put them to shame, because God had rejected them.
6 Who doth give from Zion the salvation of Israel? When God turneth back [to] a captivity of His people, Jacob doth rejoice — Israel is glad!
Oh that some one might bring the salvation of Israel out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, [then] will Jacob be glad, [and] Israel will rejoice.