Psalms 53:1

For the director of music. According to mahalath. A maskil of David.

1 [a][b][c]The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good.

Psalms 53:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
ESV
1 The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.
NLT
1 Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good!
MSG
1 Bilious and bloated, they gas, "God is gone." It's poison gas - they foul themselves, they poison Rivers and skies; thistles are their cash crop.
CSB
1 The fool says in his heart, "God does not exist." They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds. There is no one who does good.

Psalms 53:1 In-Context

1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good.
2 God looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.
3 Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
4 Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on God.
5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to dread. God scattered the bones of those who attacked you; you put them to shame, for God despised them.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Psalms 74:22; Psalms 107:17; Proverbs 10:23; Psalms 14:1-7; Romans 3:10
  • 2. Psalms 10:4

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. In Hebrew texts 53:1-6 is numbered 53:2-7.
  • [b]. Title: Probably a musical term
  • [c]. Title: Probably a literary or musical term
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