Psalms 53:1-6 in English

¹ For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David. 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 upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God.

³ Every one of them is gone back; they are together become filthy; There is none that doeth good, no, not one.

⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And call not upon God?

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 rejected them.

⁶ Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

¹ For the end, among the Hymns of instruction by David,

² when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Lo, is not David hid with us?

³ Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy might.

⁴ O God, hear my prayer; hearken to the words of my mouth.

⁵ For strangers have risen up against me, and mighty men have sought my life: they have not set God before them. Pause.

⁶ For lo! God assists me; and the Lord is the helper of my soul.

¹ To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. 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 upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

³ Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.

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.

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.

¹ To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. 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 upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

³ Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.

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.

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.

¹ (54) For the end, among Hymns of instruction by David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Behold, is not David hid with us? Save me, O God, by your name, and judge me by your might.

² O God, hear my prayer; listen to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers have risen up against me, and mighty men have sought my life: they have not set God before them. Pause.

⁴ For behold! God assists me; and the Lord is the helper of my soul.

⁵ He shall return evil to my enemies; utterly destroy them in your truth.

⁶ I will willingly sacrifice to you: I will give thanks to your name, O Lord; for it is good.

¹ For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David. 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 upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek after God.

³ Every one of them is gone back; they are together become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon God.

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 rejected them.

⁶ Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

¹ Only foolish people say to themselves, “There is no God!” People who say that are corrupt; they commit terrible sins; there is not one of them who does what is good/right.

² God looks down from heaven and sees humans; he looks to see if anyone is very wise, with the result that he seeks to know God.

³ But they are all morally corrupt; no one does what is good/right.

⁴ Will all these evil people never learn what God will do to them? They act violently toward Yahweh's people while eating the food that he provides, and they never pray to Yahweh.

⁵ But some day those people will become terrified, like they have never been terrified before, because God will cause those who are separated from him to die, and he will disrespect them by scattering their bones. They have rejected God, so he will cause them to be defeated and completely disgraced.

⁶ I wish/desire that someone from Jerusalem MTY would come and rescue the Israeli people! God, when you bless your people again, all the Israeli people, all the descendants of Jacob, will rejoice.

¹ (54) For the end, amongst Hymns of instruction by David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Behold, is not David hid with us? Save me, O God, by your name, and judge me by your might.

² O God, hear my prayer; listen to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers have risen up against me, and mighty men have sought my life: they have not set God before them. Pause.

⁴ For behold! God assists me; and the Lord is the helper of my soul.

⁵ He shall return evil to my enemies; utterly destroy them in your truth.

⁶ I will willingly sacrifice to you: I will give thanks to your name, O Lord; for it is good.

¹ For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Mahalath.” A contemplation by David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.

² God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.

³ Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on God?

⁵ There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.

⁶ Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

¹ For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Mahalath.” A contemplation by David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.

² God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.

³ Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on God?

⁵ There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.

⁶ Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

¹ For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Mahalath.” A contemplation by David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.

² God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.

³ Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on God?

⁵ There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.

⁶ Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

¹ To the chief music-maker; put to Mahalath. Maschil. Of David. The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.

² God was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God.

³ Every one of them has gone back; they are unclean: there is not one who does good, no, not one.

⁴ Have the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food, as they would take bread; they make no prayer to God.

⁵ They were in great fear, where there was no cause for fear: for the bones of those who make war on you have been broken by God; you have put them to shame, because God has no desire for them.

⁶ May the salvation of Israel come out of Zion! When the fate of his people is changed by God, Jacob will have joy, and Israel will be glad.

¹ To the chief Musician. On Mahalath: an instruction. Of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have corrupted themselves, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

² God looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

³ Every one of them is gone back, they are together become corrupt: there is none that doeth good, not even one.

⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, eating up my people as they eat bread? they call not upon God.

⁵ There were they in great fear, where no fear was; for God scattereth the bones of him that encampeth against thee. Thou hast put them to shame, for God hath despised them.

⁶ Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God turneth again the captivity of his people, Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice.

¹ Unto the end, In verses, understanding for David.

² When the men of Ziph had come and said to Saul: Is not David hidden with us?

³ Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me in thy strength.

⁴ O God, hear my prayer: give ear to the words of my mouth.

⁵ For strangers have risen up against me; and the mighty have sought after my soul: and they have not set God before their eyes.

⁶ For behold God is my helper: and the Lord is the protector of my soul.

¹ For the music director. According to Mahalath. A psalm (maskil) of David. Only fools tell themselves, “God doesn't exist.” They are completely immoral, they commit terrible sins, not a single one of them does anything good.

² God watches from heaven to see if anyone understands, if anyone wants to come to God.

³ They have all fallen away, they are totally depraved; none of them does anything good, not even one.

⁴ “Won't these people who do evil ever learn? They consume my people as if they were eating bread, and refuse to pray to me.”

⁵ They will become completely terrified, more frightened than they have ever been. God will scatter the bones of those who fight against you; you will defeat them because God has rejected them.

⁶ If only God's salvation would come from Zion! When God restores his people, the people of Jacob will celebrate, and the people of Israel will be glad.

¹ To him that excelleth on Mahalath. A Psalme of David to give instruction. The foole hath saide in his heart, There is no God. they haue corrupted and done abominable wickednes: there is none that doeth good.

² God looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men, to see if there were any that would vnderstand, and seeke God.

³ Euery one is gone backe: they are altogether corrupt: there is none that doth good, no not one.

⁴ Doe not the workers of iniquitie knowe that they eate vp my people as they eate bread? they call not vpon God.

⁵ There they were afraide for feare, where no feare was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that besieged thee: thou hast put them to confusion, because God hath cast them off.

⁶ Oh giue saluation vnto Israel out of Zion: when God turneth the captiuitie of his people, then Iaakob shall reioyce, and Israel shalbe glad.

¹ (53-1) For the Leader; upon Mahalath. Maschil of David. (53-2) The fool hath said in his heart: 'There is no God'; they have dealt corruptly, and have done abominable iniquity; there is none that doeth good.

² (53-3) God looked forth from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any man of understanding, that did seek after God.

³ (53-4) Every one of them is unclean, they are together become impure; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

⁴ (53-5) 'Shall not the workers of iniquity know it, who eat up My people as they eat bread, and call not upon God?'

⁵ (53-6) There are 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 rejected them.

⁶ (53-7) Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God turneth the captivity of His people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

¹ To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. 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 upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

³ Every one of them is gone back, they are altogether become filthy; There is none that doeth good, no, not one.

⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? Who eat up my people as they eat bread: They have not called upon God.

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.

⁶ O 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 “To the chief musician upon Machalath, a Maskil of David.” (53:2) The worthless fool saith in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, and they are abominable in their injustice: there is none that doth good.

² (53:3) God looketh down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there be one intelligent, one who seeketh for God.

³ (53:4) Every one of them hath departed from righteousness; altogether are they become corrupt: there is none that doth good, no, not one.

⁴ (53:5) Is there no knowledge in the workers of wickedness? who eat up my people as they eat bread: while they do not call on God.

⁵ (53:6) There were they terrified with terror where there was no terror; for God had scattered the bones of those that encamped against thee: thou didst put them to shame, because God had rejected them.

⁶ (53:7) Oh that some one might bring the salvation of Israel out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, then will Jacob be glad, and Israel will rejoice.

¹ For the end, among the Hymns of instruction by David,

² when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Lo, is not David hidden with us?

³ Save me, O God, by thy name, And judge me by thy might.

⁴ O God, hear my prayer; Hearken to the words of my mouth.

⁵ For strangers have risen up against me, And mighty men have sought my life: They have not set God before them. Pause.

⁶ For lo! God assists me; And the Lord is the helper of my soul.

¹ “For the leader of the music. To be sung on wind instruments. A psalm of David.” The fool saith in his heart, “There is no God!” They are corrupt; their doings are abominable; There is none that doeth good.

² God looketh down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any that have understanding, That have regard to God.

³ They are all gone astray; together are they corrupt; There is none that doeth good, no, not one.

⁴ Shall not the evil-doers be requited, Who eat up my people like bread, And call not upon God?

⁵ Yea! fear shall come upon them, Where no fear is; For God will scatter the bones of him that encampeth against thee; Thou shalt put them to shame, for God despiseth them!

⁶ O that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captives of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel be glad.

¹ For the leader. On mahalath. A maskil of David. Fools say in their heart, “There is no God.” Vile, hateful their life is; not one does good.

² From heaven God looks out on humans, to see if any are wise, and care for God.

³ But all have turned bad, the taint is on all; not one does good, no, not one.

⁴ Have they learnt their lesson, those workers of evil? Who ate up my people, eating, devouring, never calling to the Lord.

⁵ Sore afraid will they be, where no fear was; when God scatters the bones of the godless people. They will be put to shame, when God rejects them.

⁶ If only help from Zion would come for Israel! When God brings his people a change of fortune, how glad will be Jacob, and Israel how joyful!

¹ For the leader. On mahalath. A maskil of David. Fools say in their heart, “There is no God.” Vile, hateful their life is; not one does good.

² From heaven God looks out on humans, to see if any are wise, and care for God.

³ But all have turned bad, the taint is on all; not one does good, no, not one.

⁴ Have they learned their lesson, those workers of evil? Who ate up my people, eating, devouring, never calling to the Lord.

⁵ Sore afraid will they be, where no fear was; when God scatters the bones of the godless people. They will be put to shame, when God rejects them.

⁶ If only help from Zion would come for Israel! When God brings his people a change of fortune, how glad will be Jacob, and Israel how joyful!

¹ The fool has said in his heart, “There is no Elohim ·Deity, Judge·.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.

² God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.

³ Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on God?

⁵ There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.

⁶ Oh that the yishu'ah ·salvation· of Israel God prevails would come out of Zion Mountain ridge, Marking! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob Supplanter shall rejoice, and Israel God prevails shall be glad.

¹ For the chief musician; set to Mahalath. A maschil of David. A fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt and have done abominable iniquity; there is no one who does good.

² God looks down from heaven on the children of mankind to see if there are any who understand, who seek after him.

³ They have all turned away. Together they have become corrupt. There is not one who does good, not even one.

⁴ Do those who commit iniquity have no understanding— those who devour my people as if they were eating bread and they do not call on God?

⁵ They were in great fear, although no reason to fear was there; for God will scatter the bones of whoever will camp against you; such people will be put to shame because God has rejected them.

⁶ Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When God brings back his people from the captivity, then Jacob will rejoice and Israel will be glad!

¹ For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Mahalath.” A contemplation by David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.

² God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.

³ Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on God?

⁵ There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.

⁶ Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

¹ For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Mahalath.” A contemplation by David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.

² God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.

³ Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on God?

⁵ There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.

⁶ Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

¹ To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

² 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 is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread! they have not called upon God.

⁵ There they were 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 O 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 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Mahalath.” A contemplation by David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.

² God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.

³ Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on God?

⁵ There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.

⁶ Oh that the salvation yeshuat of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

¹ For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Mahalath.” A contemplation by David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.

² God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.

³ Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on God?

⁵ There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.

⁶ Oh that the salvation yeshuat of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

¹ To the overcomer, by the quire or choir, the learning of David. The unwise man said in his heart, God is not. They be corrupt, and made abom-inable in their wickednesses; none is that doeth good.

² God beheld from heaven on the sons of men; that he see, if there is any understanding, either seeking God.

³ All bowed away, they be made unprofitable altogether; none is that doeth good, there is not till to one.

⁴ Whether all men, that work wicked-ness, shall not know; which devour my people, as the meat of bread? They called not God;

⁵ there they trembled for dread, where no dread was. For God hath scattered the bones of them, that please men; they be shamed, for God hath forsaken them.

⁶ Who shall give from Zion health to Israel? when the Lord hath turned the captivity of his people, Jacob shall full out make joy, and Israel shall be glad.

¹ To the overcomer, by the quire, the learning of David. The unwise man said in his heart, God is not. They be corrupt, and made abominable in their wickednesses; none is that doeth good. (For the choirmaster, set to Mahalath, a teaching by David. The fool said in his heart, There is no God. Such men be corrupt, and they be made abominable in their wickednesses; there is no one who doeth good, no not one.)

² God beheld from heaven on the sons of men; that he see, if there is any understanding, either seeking God. (God looked down from heaven on the sons and daughters of men; to see if there is anyone who hath understanding, or is seeking God.)

³ All bowed away, they be made unprofitable (al)together; none is that doeth good, there is not till to one. (But they all have turned away, they all be made utterly unredeemable; there is no one who doeth good, no not one.)

⁴ Whether all men, that work wickedness, shall not know; which devour my people, as the meat of bread? They called not God; (Surely all those, who do evil, already know this; yea, they who devour my people, like people eat bread. They do not call on the Lord;)

⁵ there they trembled for dread, where no dread was. For God hath scattered the bones of them, that please men; they be shamed, for God hath forsaken them. (but they trembled there in fear, like never before. For God hath scattered the bones of those who please people; they be put to shame, for God hath deserted, or hath despised, them.)

⁶ Who shall give from Zion health to Israel? when the Lord hath turned the captivity of his people, Jacob shall full out make joy, and Israel shall be glad. (Who shall give victory or Who shall give salvation, or deliverance, to Israel out of Zion? When the Lord hath returned the prosperity of his people, then Jacob shall make full out joy, or rejoice; yea, Israel shall be glad.)

¹ To the Overseer. — 'On a disease.' — An instruction, by David. A fool said in his heart, 'There is no God.' They have done corruptly, Yea, they have done abominable iniquity, There is none doing good.

² God from the heavens looked on the sons of men, To see if there be an understanding one, One seeking God.

³ Every one went back, together they became filthy, There is none doing good — not even one.

⁴ Have not workers of iniquity known, Those eating my people have eaten bread, God they have not called.

⁵ There they feared a fear — there was no fear, For God hath scattered the bones of him Who is encamping against thee, Thou hast put to shame, For God hath despised them.

⁶ Who doth give from Zion the salvation of Israel? When God turneth back to a captivity of His people, Jacob doth rejoice — Israel is glad!