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Psalm 53:1-3
Contemporary English Version

(A special psalm by David for the music leader. To the tune “Mahalath.”[a])

No One Can Ignore God

1 (A) Only a fool would say,
    “There is no God!”
People like that are worthless!
They are heartless and cruel
    and never do right.

2 From heaven God
    looks down to see
if anyone is wise enough
    to search for him.
3 But all of them
are crooked and corrupt.
    Not one of them does right.

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  1. Psalm 53 Mahalath: Or “For flutes,” one possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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Psalm 53:1-3
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Psalm 53[a](A)

For the director of music. According to mahalath.[b] A maskil[c] of David.

1 The fool(B) says in his heart,
    “There is no God.”(C)
They are corrupt, and their ways are vile;
    there is no one who does good.

2 God looks down from heaven(D)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,(E)
    any who seek God.(F)
3 Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt;
    there is no one who does good,
    not even one.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 53:1 In Hebrew texts 53:1-6 is numbered 53:2-7.
  2. Psalm 53:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  3. Psalm 53:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
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