53:1 [For the music director; according to ①Mahalath. A ②Maskil of David.]
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.
▷ ①I.e., sickness, a sad tone ②Possibly Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful Psalm
53:2 God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of mankind
To see if there is anyone who ①understands,
Who seeks after God.
▷ ①Or acts wisely
53:3 Every one of them has turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who does good, not even one.
53:4 Have the workers of injustice no knowledge,
Who eat up My people like they ate bread,
And have not called upon God?
53:5 They were in great ①fear there, where no ②fear had been;
For God scattered the bones of ③him who encamped against you;
You put them to shame, because God had rejected them.
▷ ①Or dread ②Or dread ③Or possibly those
53:6 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion!
When God restores the fortunes of His people,
Jacob shall rejoice, Israel shall be glad.