1 Unto the end. For Mahalath: the thoughts of David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” 2 They were corrupted, and they became abominable with iniquities. There is no one who does good. 3 God gazed down from heaven on the sons of men, to see if there were any who were considering or seeking God. 4 All have gone astray; together they have become useless. There is no one who does good; there is not even one. 5 Will they never learn: all those who work iniquity, who devour my people like a meal of bread? 6 They have not called upon God. In that place, they have trembled in fear, where there was no fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who please men. They have been confounded, because God has spurned them. 7 Who will grant from Zion the salvation of Israel? Jacob will exult, when God will convert the captivity of his people; and Israel will rejoice.
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Psalm 52 (53) Catholic Public Domain Version
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Notes on this text (4)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- Psalms follow the Greek/Latin numbering, with the psalm titles counted as verse 1 (as in the Vulgate).
- Esther and Daniel are the Vulgate books (Esther 1–16 with the Greek additions as chapters 10:4–16; Daniel 1–14 with the Song of the Three, Susanna and Bel). Baruch 6 is the Letter of Jeremiah.
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Cross references (7)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in CPDV.
- 1 Psalm 10:4; Psalm 14:1–7; Romans 3:10–31; Luke 12:20; Romans 1:28
- 2 Psalm 10:4; Psalm 14:1–7; Romans 3:10–31; Luke 12:20; Romans 1:28
- 3 Isaiah 55:6; 2 Chronicles 15:2; Jeremiah 16:17; Psalm 27:8; Psalm 111:10
- 4 Romans 3:12; Isaiah 64:6; Isaiah 53:6; Psalm 14:3; Jeremiah 8:5–6
- 5 Jeremiah 4:22; Jeremiah 10:25; Psalm 27:2; Psalm 94:8; Isaiah 27:11
- 6 Proverbs 28:1; Leviticus 26:36; Jeremiah 6:30; Ezekiel 6:5; Psalm 141:7
- 7 Jeremiah 30:18; Psalm 14:7; Isaiah 12:6; Psalm 126:1–4; Isaiah 14:32
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 53.
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
The title of the Psalm hath: "At the end, understanding of David, when there came Doeg the Edomite and told Saul, David hath come into the house of Abimelech:" whereas we read that he had come into the house of Achimelech.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
… it is said, "If I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ;" and, by the prophet, "They who please men are put to shame, because God hath despised them;" and again, "God hath broken the bones of those who please men;" and again the apostle, "Let us not be desirous of vainglory;" and still another time, …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
… is again established; "For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light;" and again, "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God." And what in consequence of this? "They are corrupt, and become abominable in their ways." And again, "The love of money is the root of all evils; which while some …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)