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The Holy Bible

King James Version

The Book of Psalms

Psalm 53

  

A Portrait of the Godless

To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David.

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.   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.