<< Psalm 53 >>
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Folly and Wickedness of Men.

For the choir director; according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David.

1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God,”
         They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice;
         There is no one who does good.
2 God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men
         To see if there is anyone who understands,
         Who seeks after God.
3 Every one of them has turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
         There is no one who does good, not even one.
4 Have the workers of wickedness no knowledge,
         Who eat up My people as though they ate bread
         And have not called upon God?
5 There they were in great fear where no fear had been;
         For God scattered the bones of him who encamped against you;
         You put them to shame, because God had rejected them.
6 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
         When God restores His captive people,
         Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

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