To the leader: according to Mahalath.
A Maskil of David.
Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they commit abominable acts; there is no one who does good.
2 God looks down from heaven on humankind to see if there are any who are wise, who seek after God.
3 They have all fallen away, they are all alike perverse; there is no one who does good, no, not one.
4 Have they no knowledge, those evildoers, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and do not call upon God?
5 There they shall be in great terror, in terror such as has not been. For God will scatter the bones of the ungodly;[a] they will be put to shame,[b] for God has rejected them.
6 O that deliverance for Israel would come from Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.
Footnotes
a. Psalm 53:5 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb him who encamps against you
b. Psalm 53:5 Gk: Heb you have put (them) to shame
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