Psalm 53

TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN UPON MAHALATH, MASCHIL, A PSALM OF DAVID.

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.

2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men,

to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

3 Every one of them is gone back:

they are altogether become filthy;

there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

4 Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread:

they have not called upon God.

5 There were they in great fear, where no fear was:

for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee:

thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

6 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!

When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

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