Psalms 53
The fool claims there is no God, and as a result, people have become corrupt and do evil. God observes humanity and finds no one who truly seeks Him, with everyone having turned away and become filthy. Those who do evil have no knowledge of God and will be put to shame, but the psalmist longs for God to bring salvation to Israel and restore His people.
1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.2God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.3Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.4Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.5There 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.6Oh 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.
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