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Chapter Summary

Psalm 53 (nearly identical to Psalm 14) declares "The fool says in his heart, There is no God." God looks from heaven and finds all have turned aside; none does good. Evildoers who devour God's people will be put to great shame because God has rejected them. The psalm ends longing for salvation out of Zion.

Key Themes:

Human Sinfulness God's Judgment

Emotional Tone:

Grief Hope

Key Verses in This Chapter

Verse 1 - The fool says in his heart, There is no God

Verse 2 - God looks down from heaven to see if there are any who seek Him

Psalms Chapter 53

Chapter 53 of Psalms from the Holy Bible

Verses: 6Reading time: ~1 min

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Psalms 53:1

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.

Psalms 53:2

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

Psalms 53:3

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

Psalms 53:4

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

Psalms 53:5

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.

Psalms 53:6

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.