Psalm 53 (New International Version)

Psalm 53

For the director of music. According to mahalath. A maskil of David. ^[a][b]

 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 the sons of men
       to see if there are any who understand,
       any who seek God.

 ³ Everyone has turned away,
       they have together become corrupt;
       there is no one who does good,
       not even one.

 ⁴ Will the evildoers never learn—
       those who devour my people as men eat bread
       and who do not call on God?

 ⁵ There they were, overwhelmed with dread,
       where there was nothing to dread.
       God scattered the bones of those who attacked you;
       you put them to shame, for God despised them.

 ⁶ Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
       When God restores the fortunes of his people,
       let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!