Psalms 53:1-6

  • The foolish ones portrayed

    • “There is no Jehovah” (1)

    • “No one is doing good” (3)

To the director; in the style of Maʹha·lath.* Masʹkil.* Of David. 53  The foolish* one says in his heart: “There is no Jehovah.”+ Their unrighteous actions are corrupt and detestable;No one is doing good.+  2  But God looks down from heaven on the sons of men+To see whether anyone has insight, whether anyone is seeking Jehovah.+  3  They have all turned away;They are all alike corrupt. No one is doing good,Not even one.+  4  Do none of the wrongdoers understand? They devour my people as if they were eating bread. They do not call on Jehovah.+  5  But they will be filled with great terror,Terror they have never felt before,*For God will scatter the bones of those attacking you.* You will put them to shame, for Jehovah has rejected them.  6  O that Israel’s salvation may come from Zion!+ When Jehovah gathers back his captive people,Let Jacob be joyful, let Israel rejoice.

Footnotes

Or “senseless.”
Or possibly, “Fear where there was nothing to fear.”
Lit., “camping against you.”