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The Unbelieving Fool

For the director of music. By mahalath [C perhaps “sickness”]. A ·maskil [skillful psalm; meditation] of David.

53 Fools say ·to themselves [L in their hearts],
    “There is no God [C Psalm 14 largely parallels this psalm].”
·Fools are evil [L They are corrupt] and do ·terrible [detestable] things [Deut. 32:5];
    none of them does anything good.

God looked down from heaven on all people
    to see if anyone was ·wise [insightful],
    if anyone was ·looking to God for help [seeking God].
But all have ·turned [wandered] away.
    Together, everyone has become ·evil [perverse];
    none of them does anything good.
Not a single person [Rom. 3:10–12].

Don’t ·the wicked [L those who do evil] ·understand [know]?
    They ·destroy [consume; L eat] my people as if they were ·eating [consuming] bread.
    They do not ·ask God for help [call on God].
The wicked are ·filled [terrified] with terror
    where there ·had been nothing to [L was no] fear.
    God will scatter the bones of ·your enemies [the godless].
You will ·defeat [shame; humiliate] them,
    because God has rejected them.

I pray that ·victory [salvation] will come to Israel from Mount Zion [C the location of the Temple, the house of God]!
    May God ·bring them back [restore the fortunes of his people; C perhaps at the end of the exile].
    Then the people of Jacob will rejoice,
and the people of Israel will be glad.

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