For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David.
53:1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity;
There is none that doeth good.
53:2God looked down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there were any that did understand,
That did seek after God.
53:3Every one of them is gone back; they are together become filthy;
There is none that doeth good, no, not one.
53:4Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And call not upon God?
53:5There 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 of God hath rejected them.
53:6Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!
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