A Portrait of Sinners
1 For the choir director: on Mahalath.(a)(A) 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.(B)
2 They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.(B)
God looks down from heaven on the human race
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.(C)
3 to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.(C)
Footnotes:
a.
Psalm 53:1: Perhaps a tune, a musical instrument, or a dance; this may be related to Hb word for “sickness.”
b.
Psalm 53:6: Or restores His captive people