Psalms

Chapter 53

All Humanity Corrupt Before God

The psalmist declares that the fool denies God in his heart. God looks down from heaven upon all mankind to find those who understand and seek Him, but finds all have gone back and become filthy; none does good. Workers of iniquity devour God's people like bread without calling upon God. Yet there was great fear when no fear should be, for God scattered the bones of those encamped against His people. The psalmist longs for Israel's salvation to come from Zion, when God brings back the captivity of His people.

Universal human corruptionGod's judgment on the wickedThe fool's denial of GodHope for Israel's restoration

¹The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

²God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

³Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

⁴Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.

⁵There 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.

⁶Oh 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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