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Psalms 53

The fool has said in his heart, There's no God. They've become corrupt and done disgusting wrongdoing. There's nobody doing good. God looked down from heaven on the people, to see if there was anyone with sense who looked for God. Every one of them has gone back. They've all become corrupt together. There's nobody doing good, not even one

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The fool in his heart

The fool has said in his heart, There's no God. They've become corrupt and done disgusting wrongdoing. There's nobody doing good. God looked down from heaven on the people, to see if there was anyone with sense who looked for God. Every one of them has gone back. They've all become corrupt together. There's nobody doing good, not even one. Don't the evildoers know anything — those who eat my people like they're eating bread and haven't called on God? That's where they were terrified, when there was nothing to be terrified about. Because God has scattered the bones of the one encamped against you. You've shamed them, because God has thrown them off. Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back the captivity of his people, Jacob will rejoice and Israel will be glad.

The fool has said in his heart, There's no God. They've gone rotten and done disgusting wrong. There's nobody doing good. God looked down from heaven on the sons of men, to see if there was anyone with sense who looked for God. Every one of them has gone back. They've all gone rotten together. There's nobody doing good, not even one. Don't the workers of wrong know anything — the ones who eat my people like they're eating bread and haven't called on God? That's where they were terrified with terror, when there was nothing to be terrified about. Because God has scattered the bones of the one camping against you. You've shamed them, because God has thrown them off. If only Israel's salvation would come out of Zion. When God brings his people back from where they've been taken, Jacob will celebrate and Israel will be glad.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good. God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God. There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them. Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

1

The fool has said in his heart, There's no God. They've become corrupt and done disgusting wrongdoing. There's nobody doing good.

Plain English

The fool has said in his heart, There's no God. They've gone rotten and done disgusting wrong. There's nobody doing good.

King James Version, 1611

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

2

God looked down from heaven on the people, to see if there was anyone with sense who looked for God.

Plain English

God looked down from heaven on the sons of men, to see if there was anyone with sense who looked for God.

King James Version, 1611

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

3

Every one of them has gone back. They've all become corrupt together. There's nobody doing good, not even one.

Plain English

Every one of them has gone back. They've all gone rotten together. There's nobody doing good, not even one.

King James Version, 1611

Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

4

Don't the evildoers know anything — those who eat my people like they're eating bread and haven't called on God?

Plain English

Don't the workers of wrong know anything — the ones who eat my people like they're eating bread and haven't called on God?

King James Version, 1611

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.

5

That's where they were terrified, when there was nothing to be terrified about. Because God has scattered the bones of the one encamped against you. You've shamed them, because God has thrown them off.

Plain English

That's where they were terrified with terror, when there was nothing to be terrified about. Because God has scattered the bones of the one camping against you. You've shamed them, because God has thrown them off.

King James Version, 1611

There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

6

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back the captivity of his people, Jacob will rejoice and Israel will be glad.

Plain English

If only Israel's salvation would come out of Zion. When God brings his people back from where they've been taken, Jacob will celebrate and Israel will be glad.

King James Version, 1611

Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.