There Is None Who Does Good

Psalm 53

1 The a fool has said in his heart,
"There is no God."
They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity;
b There is none who does good.

2 God looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who c seek God.

3 Every one of them has turned aside;
They have together become corrupt;
There is none who does good,
No, not one.

4 Have the workers of iniquity d no knowledge,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And do not call upon God?

5 e There they are in great fear
Where no fear was,
For God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you;
You have put them to shame,
Because God has despised them.

6 f Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When God brings back 1 the captivity of His people,
Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 10:4
    The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts.
  2. Cross References
    Romans 3:10 - 12
    As it is written: "There is none righteous, no, not one.
  3. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 15:2
    And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
  4. Cross References
    Jeremiah 4:22
    "For My people are foolish, They have not known Me. They are silly children, And they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, But to do good they have no knowledge."
  5. Cross References
    Leviticus 26:17
    I will set My face against you, and you shall be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you shall reign over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you.
    Leviticus 26:36
    And as for those of you who are left, I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; the sound of a shaken leaf shall cause them to flee; they shall flee as though fleeing from a sword, and they shall fall when no one pursues.
    Proverbs 28:1
    The wicked flee when no one pursues, But the righteous are bold as a lion.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 14:7
    Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD brings back the captivity of His people, Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
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