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Psalm 53

1773
1967
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Scottish Metrical Psalter (1650)

Vers 1

That there is not a God, the fool
doth in his heart conclude:
They are corrupt, their works are vile,
not one of them doth good.

Vers 2

The Lord upon the sons of men
from heav’n did cast his eyes,
To see if any one there was
that sought God, and was wise.

Vers 3

They altogether filthy are,
they all are backward gone;
And there is none that doeth good,
no, not so much as one.

Vers 4

These workers of iniquity,
do they not know at all,
That they my people eat as bread,
and on God do not call?

Vers 5

Ev’n there they were afraid, and stood
with trembling, all dismay’d,
Whereas there was no cause at all
why they should be afraid:

Vers 6

For God his bones that thee besieg’d
hath scatter’d all abroad;
Thou hast confounded them, for they
despised are of God.

Vers 7

Let Isr’el’s help from Sion come:
when back the Lord shall bring
His captives, Jacob shall rejoice,
and Israel shall sing.
About this psalm

Psalm 53 is a psalm of David and belongs to Book II (Psalm 42–72) of the Psalter.

Psalms of lament Wisdom psalms
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