Psalm 53
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For the director of music. According to mahalath.[b] A maskil[c] of David.

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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 eating bread;
    and who do not call on God?.
and who do not call on God?.
    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 restore the fortunes of his people
    Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be
(NIV)



Psalm 53 This psalm is a copy of Psalm 14, that is slightly revised.

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