1 TO THE OVERSEER. “ON A DISEASE.” AN INSTRUCTION OF DAVID. A fool said in his heart, “There is no God.” They have done corruptly, || Indeed, they have done abominable iniquity, || There is none doing good. 2 God looked on the sons of men from the heavens, || To see if there is an understanding one, || [One] seeking God. 3 Everyone went back, together they became filthy, || There is none doing good—not even one. 4 Workers of iniquity have not known, || Those eating my people have eaten bread, || They have not called God. 5 There they feared a fear—there was no fear, || For God has scattered the bones of him || Who is encamping against you, || You have put to shame, || For God has despised them. 6 Who gives the salvation of Israel from Zion? When God turns back [to] a captivity of His people, || Jacob rejoices—Israel is glad!
Psalms · Literal Standard Version
Psalm 53 Literal Standard Version
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Notes on this text (1)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
Cross references (6)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Psalm 10:4; Psalm 14:1–7; Romans 3:10–31; Luke 12:20; Romans 1:28
- 2 Isaiah 55:6; 2 Chronicles 15:2; Jeremiah 16:17; Psalm 27:8; Psalm 111:10
- 3 Romans 3:12; Isaiah 64:6; Isaiah 53:6; Psalm 14:3; Jeremiah 8:5–6
- 4 Jeremiah 4:22; Jeremiah 10:25; Psalm 27:2; Psalm 94:8; Isaiah 27:11
- 5 Proverbs 28:1; Leviticus 26:36; Jeremiah 6:30; Ezekiel 6:5; Psalm 141:7
- 6 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).
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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)