Psalms 53:1
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.
2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.
3 Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- {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.
- BLB
- For the one directing. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt and have done abominable injustice; there is no one doing good.
- ÅB
- Dåren sier i sitt hjerte: Det er ikke noen Gud. Onde og avskyelige er deres misgjerninger; det er ikke noen som gjør godt.
- OTB
- Dåren sier i sitt hjerte: «Det er ingen Gud.»
De er fordervet og har gjort avskyelig urett;
Det er ingen som gjør godt. - B1930
- Dåren sier i sitt hjerte: Det er ikke nogen Gud. Onde og vederstyggelige er deres misgjerninger; det er ikke nogen som gjør godt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 10:4
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
Read in contextPsalms 14:1–7
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.
Read in contextRomans 3:10–31
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Read in contextLuke 12:20
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
Read in contextRomans 1:28
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Read in context1 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.
Read in contextPsalms 10:13
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
Read in contextPsalms 10:11
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
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