<< Psalm 53 >> New American Standard Bible © 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. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. Online Parallel Bible