Parallel Verses
Amplified
They are corrupt and evil, and have committed repulsive injustice;
There is no one who does good.
New American Standard Bible
For the choir director; according to
They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice;
King James Version
{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.
Holman Bible
For the choir director: on Mahalath.
They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.
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.
A Conservative Version
The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity. There is none who does good.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
Darby Translation
{To the chief Musician. On Mahalath: an instruction. Of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have corrupted themselves, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
Julia Smith 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.
King James 2000
[To the Chief Musician upon mahalath. A maschil. A Song of David.] 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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt and they have done abominable iniquity. There is none who does good.
Modern King James verseion
To the Chief Musician on Mahalath. A contemplation. A Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They acted corruptly, and have worked out abominable wickedness; there is not one doing good.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{To the Chanter, upon Mahalath, an instruction of David} The foolish bodies say in their hearts, "Tush, there is no God." Corrupt are they, and become abominable in their wickednesses, there is not one that doeth 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
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.
The Emphasized Bible
The impious hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have acted corruptly, They have wrought abominable perversity, There is none that doeth good: -
Webster
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
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.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Fools » Characteristics of » Atheism
Music » Maschil » This musical sign occurs in the titles of
Music » Makalath, maschil, leannoth » These terms are found in the titles of
Sin » There not being a single person who does not sin
The fruit of righteousness » Those that do not do righteousness
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 53:1
Prayers for Psalm 53:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Judges The Proud
1
They are corrupt and evil, and have committed repulsive injustice;
There is no one who does good.
2
God has looked down from heaven upon the children of men
To see if there is anyone who understands,
Who seeks after God [who requires Him, who longs for Him as essential to life].
Cross References
Psalm 14:1-7
They are corrupt, they have committed repulsive and unspeakable deeds;
There is no one who does good.
Psalm 10:4
The wicked, in the haughtiness of his face, will not seek nor inquire for Him;
All his thoughts are, “There is no God [so there is no accountability or punishment].”
Psalm 88:1
I have cried out [for help] by day and in the night before You.
Genesis 6:5-6
The Lord saw that the wickedness (depravity) of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination or intent of the thoughts of his heart were only evil continually.
Genesis 6:11-13
The [population of the] earth was corrupt [absolutely depraved—spiritually and morally putrid] in God’s sight, and the land was filled with violence [desecration, infringement, outrage, assault, and lust for power].
Leviticus 18:24-30
‘Do not defile yourselves by any of these things; for by all these the nations which I am casting out before you have become defiled.
Deuteronomy 12:31
You shall not behave this way toward the Lord your God, for they have done for their gods every repulsive thing which the Lord hates; for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire [as sacrifices] to their gods.
1 Kings 12:26
Jeroboam [doubted God’s promise to him and] said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.
1 Kings 14:24
There were also male cult prostitutes in the land. They committed all the repulsive acts of the nations which the Lord dispossessed before the Israelites.
Job 14:4
“Who can make a clean thing out of the unclean?
No one!
Job 15:16
How much less [pure and clean is] the one who is repulsive and corrupt,
Man, who drinks unrighteousness and injustice like water!
Psalm 10:6
He says to himself, “I will not be moved;
For throughout all generations I will not be in adversity [for nothing bad will happen to me].”
Psalm 10:11
He says to himself, “God has [quite] forgotten;
He has hidden His face; He will never see my deed.”
Psalm 10:13
Why has the wicked spurned and shown disrespect to God?
He has said to himself, “You will not require me to account.”
Psalm 92:6
A senseless man [in his crude and uncultivated state] knows nothing,
Nor does a [self-righteous] fool understand this:
Ezekiel 16:47
Yet you have not merely walked in their ways or behaved in accordance with their pagan practices; but, as if that were too little, you [soon] acted more corruptly in all your ways than they.
Ezekiel 16:51
Furthermore, Samaria did not commit half of your sins, but you have greatly increased your repulsive acts more than they. So you have made your [wicked] sisters [Samaria and Sodom] appear righteous and justified by [comparison to] all the disgusting things which you have done.
Matthew 5:22
Luke 12:20
Romans 1:21
For even though
Romans 1:28
And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or consider Him worth knowing [as their Creator], God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive,
Romans 3:10-31
As it is written and forever remains written,
Ephesians 5:12
for it is disgraceful even to mention the things that such people practice in secret.
1 Peter 4:3
For the time already past is [more than] enough for doing what the [unsaved] Gentiles like to do—