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Psalm 53 - For the director of music. According to mahalath. A maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good. ...

For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. a A Maskil b of David. “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good. if any seek God. 4 Will the workers of iniquity never learn? they refuse to call upon God. where there was nothing to fear. of those who besieged you. for God has despised them.

1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good. 2 God looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. 3 Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.

53 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.

For the director of music. According to mahalath. A maskil of David. “There is no God.” there is no one who does good. any who seek God. not even one. 4 Do all these evildoers know nothing? they never call on God. where there was nothing to dread. you put them to shame, for God despised them. 6 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!

53 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none who does good.

PSALM 53 * A Lament over Widespread Corruption. 1 For the leader; according to Mahalath. A maskil of David. I. 2 The fool says in his heart, a “There is no God.” b. They act corruptly and practice injustice; there is none that does good. 3 God looks out from the heavens. upon the children of Adam, c. To see if there is a discerning person d ...

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

What does Psalm chapter 53 mean? This psalm opens with a declaration that "the fool" denies God's existence. The Hebrew word translated as "fool" in this verse is nā'bāl. This doesn't imply someone who is stupid or incapable. It means someone senseless, irrational, or lacking in wisdom.