Psalms 53 — ULB

For the chief musician; set to Mahalath. A maschil of David.

53Verse 1A fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt and have done abominable iniquity;
there is no one who does good.
^{Verse 2}God looks down from heaven on the children of mankind
to see if there are any who understand,
who seek after him.
^{Verse 3}They have all turned away. Together they have become corrupt.
There is not one who does good, not even one.
^{Verse 4}Do those who commit iniquity have no understanding—
those who devour my people as if they were eating bread
and they do not call on God?
^{Verse 5}They were in great fear, although no reason to fear was there;
for God will scatter the bones of whoever will camp against you;
such people will be put to shame because God has rejected them.
^{Verse 6}Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion!
When God brings back his people from the captivity,
then Jacob will rejoice and Israel will be glad!