Psalm 53

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Psalm 53^[a]

A Lament over Widespread Corruption

¹For the leader; according to Mahalath. A maskil of David.

I

²The fool says in his heart,^(A)
    “There is no God.”^(B)
They act corruptly and practice injustice;
    there is none that does good.
³God looks out from the heavens
    upon the children of Adam,^(C)
To see if there is a discerning person^(D)
    who is seeking God.
⁴All have gone astray;
    each one is altogether perverse.
    There is not one who does what is good, not even one.^(E)

II

⁵^(F)Do they not know better, those who do evil,
    who feed upon my people as they feed upon bread?^(G)
    Have they not called upon God?
⁶They are going to fear his name with great fear,
    though they had not feared it before.
For God will scatter the bones
    of those encamped against you.
They will surely be put to shame,
    for God has rejected them.

III

⁷Who will bring forth from Zion
the salvation of Israel?
When God reverses the captivity of his people
Jacob will rejoice and Israel will be glad.^(H)

Footnotes

Psalm 53 A lament of an individual, duplicated in Ps 14, except that “God” is used for “the Lord,” and Ps 53:6 is different, cf. Ps 14.

Salmos 53

Biblia del Jubileo

Al Vencedor: sobre Mahalat: Masquil de David.

¹Dijo el loco en su corazón: No hay Dios. Se corrompieron e hicieron abominable maldad; no hay quien haga bien.

²Dios desde los cielos miró sobre los hijos de Adán, por ver si hay algún entendido que busque a Dios.

³Cada uno se había vuelto atrás; todos se habían dañado; no hay quien haga bien, no hay ni aun uno.

⁴¿No tienen conocimiento todos esos que obran iniquidad, que comen a mi pueblo como si comieran pan? A Dios no invocan.

⁵Allí se sobresaltaron de pavor donde no había pavor; porque Dios descoyuntó los huesos del que asentó campamento contra ti; los avergonzaste, porque Dios los desechó.

⁶¡Oh quién diera de Sion saludes a Israel! Volviendo Dios la cautividad de su pueblo, se gozará Jacob, y se alegrará Israel.

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Psalm 53 New American Bible (Revised Edition)

Psalm 53[a]