Psalm 53

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

1The fool says in his heart,

“There is no God.”

They are corrupt, and their ways are vile;

there is no one who does good.

2God looks down from heaven

on the sons of men

to see if there are any who understand,

any who seek God.

3Everyone has turned away,

they have together become corrupt;

there is no one who does good,

not even one.

4Will the evildoers never learn—

those who devour my people as men eat bread

and who do not call on God?

5There 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.

6Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!

When God restores the fortunes of his people,

let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!