Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For the director of music. According to mahalath. A maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good. New Living Translation Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good! English Standard Version The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good. Berean Standard Bible For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good. King James Bible To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good. New King James Version To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath.” A Contemplation of David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none who does good. New American Standard Bible For the music director; according to Mahalath. A Maskil 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. NASB 1995 For the choir director; according to Mahalath. A Maskil 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. NASB 1977 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. Legacy Standard Bible For the choir director. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The wicked fool says in his heart, “There is no God,” They act corruptly, and commit abominable injustice; There is no one who does good. Amplified Bible To the Chief Musician; in a mournful strain. A skillful song, or didactic or reflective poem of David. The [empty-headed] fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt and evil, and have committed repulsive injustice; There is no one who does good. Christian Standard Bible For the choir director: on Mahalath. † A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There’s no God.” They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds. There is no one who does good. Holman Christian Standard Bible For the choir director: on Mahalath. A Davidic Maskil. The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.” They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds. There is no one who does good. American Standard Version For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none that doeth good. Contemporary English Version Only a fool would say, "There is no God!" People like that are worthless! They are heartless and cruel and never do right. English Revised Version For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity; there is none that doeth good. GOD'S WORD® Translation [For the choir director; according to [mahalath], a [maskil] by David.] Godless fools say in their hearts, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They do disgusting things. There is no one who does good things. Good News Translation Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They are all corrupt, and they have done terrible things; there is no one who does what is right. International Standard Version Fools say to themselves "There is no God." They are corrupt and commit iniquity; not one of them practices what is good. Majority Standard Bible For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, ?There is no God.? They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good. NET Bible For the music director; according to the machalath style; a well-written song by David. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right. New Heart English Bible [For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Mahalath." A contemplation by David.] The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good. Webster's Bible Translation To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good. World English Bible For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Mahalath.” A contemplation by David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTO 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. Young's Literal Translation To the Overseer. -- 'On a disease.' -- An instruction, by David. A fool said in his heart, 'There is no God.' They have done corruptly, Yea, they have done abominable iniquity, There is none doing good. Smith's Literal Translation To the overseer upon the stringed instrument: instruction to David. The fool said in his heart, No God. They were corrupted; they made iniquity abominable: none doing good. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleUnto the end, for Maeleth, understandings to David. The fool said in his hear t: There is no God. They are corrupted, and become abominable in iniquities: there is none that doth good. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible For the leader; according to Mahalath. A maskil of David. [2] The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They act corruptly and practice injustice; there is none that does good. New Revised Standard Version Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they commit abominable acts; there is no one who does good. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTHE fool has said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and abominable in their iniquities; and there is none that does good. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The evil one has said in his heart, "There is no God.” They are corrupted and they are defiled in their evil and there is none doing good. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For the Leader; upon Mahalath. Maschil of David. The fool hath said in his heart: 'There is no God'; They have dealt corruptly, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none that doeth good. Brenton Septuagint Translation For the end, a Psalm of David upon Maeleth, of instruction. The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in iniquities: there is none that does good. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Fool Says There is No God1For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good. 2God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.… Cross References Romans 3:10-12 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. / All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” Psalm 14:1-3 For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good. / The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God. / All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. Ecclesiastes 7:20 Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins. Isaiah 53:6 We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? Romans 1:21-22 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. 1 Corinthians 1:18-21 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. / For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” / Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? ... Ephesians 4:17-18 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. / They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts. Titus 1:15-16 To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled. / They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed. Genesis 6:5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. Job 15:16 how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water? Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. Mark 7:21-23 For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. / All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.” John 3:19-20 And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. / Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. Treasury of Scripture The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that does good. A. Psalm 88:1 A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: fool Psalm 14:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. Psalm 92:6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. Matthew 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. said Psalm 10:4,6,11,13 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts… 1 Kings 12:26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David: Romans 1:21,28 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened… Corrupt Genesis 6:5,6,11-13 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually… Job 14:4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. Job 15:16 How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water? have done Leviticus 18:24-30 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: … Deuteronomy 12:31 Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. 1 Kings 14:24 And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. there is Romans 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: Jump to Previous Abominable Chief Choirmaster Committed Contemplation Corrupt Corrupted Corruptly David Director Disease Evil Fool Foolish Good Heart Iniquity Injustice Instruction Leader Mahalath Maschil Maskil Music Musician Music-Maker Overseer Psalm Tune Unclean Vile Ways WorksJump to Next Abominable Chief Choirmaster Committed Contemplation Corrupt Corrupted Corruptly David Director Disease Evil Fool Foolish Good Heart Iniquity Injustice Instruction Leader Mahalath Maschil Maskil Music Musician Music-Maker Overseer Psalm Tune Unclean Vile Ways WorksPsalm 53 1. David describes the corruption of the natural man4. He convinces the wicked by the light of their own conscience 6. He glories in the salvation of God The fool says in his heart The Hebrew word for "fool" here is "נָבָל" (nabal), which implies more than just a lack of intelligence; it suggests a moral deficiency and a willful rejection of wisdom. In the ancient Near Eastern context, wisdom was closely tied to the fear of the Lord, as seen in Proverbs 9:10. Thus, the "fool" is someone who deliberately chooses to ignore God’s presence and authority. The phrase "in his heart" indicates that this denial is not just a public declaration but a deep-seated conviction. The heart, in Hebrew thought, is the center of one's being, encompassing mind, will, and emotions. This internal rejection of God is the root of the fool's moral and spiritual corruption. “There is no God.” They are corrupt their ways are vile There is no one who does good Iniquity.--Instead of the general term, "doings," in Psalms 14, as if the adapter of the Psalm felt that a word applicable to good as well as evil was not strong enough to express the hideousness of the profanity. Verses 1 and 2 are identical with the same verses of Psalm 14, with the single exception that "Jehovah "is replaced by" Elohim," as the first word of ver. 2.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew For the choirmaster.לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ (lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5329: To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent According to עַֽל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Mahalath. מָחֲלַ֗ת (mā·ḥă·laṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4257: Machalath' A Maskil מַשְׂכִּ֥יל (maś·kîl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4905: Instructive, a didactic poem of David. לְדָוִֽד׃ (lə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse The fool נָבָ֣ל (nā·ḇāl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5036: Foolish, senseless says אָ֘מַ֤ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say in his heart, בְּ֭לִבּוֹ (bə·lib·bōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre “[There is] no אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle God.” אֱלֹהִ֑ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative They are corrupt; הִֽ֝שְׁחִ֗יתוּ (hiš·ḥî·ṯū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin their ways וְהִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ (wə·hiṯ·‘î·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8581: To loathe, detest are vile. עָ֝֗וֶל (‘ā·wel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5766: Injustice, unrighteousness There is no אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle one who does עֹֽשֵׂה־ (‘ō·śêh-) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 6213: To do, make good. טֽוֹב׃ (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good Links Psalm 53:1 NIVPsalm 53:1 NLT Psalm 53:1 ESV Psalm 53:1 NASB Psalm 53:1 KJV Psalm 53:1 BibleApps.com Psalm 53:1 Biblia Paralela Psalm 53:1 Chinese Bible Psalm 53:1 French Bible Psalm 53:1 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 53:1 For the Chief Musician (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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