LHC Midday Word: PSALM Fifty Three

Friday, 12 December 2025

PSALM Fifty Three

For the director of music. According to mahalath. A maskil of David.
1
The fool says in his heart,
    ‘There is no God.’
They are corrupt, and their ways are vile;
    there is no one who does good.
2
God looks down from heaven
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,
    any who seek God.
3
Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt;
    there is no one who does good,
    not even one.
4
Do all these evildoers know nothing?
They devour my people as though eating bread;
    they never call on God.
5
But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
    where there was nothing to dread.
God scattered the bones of those who attacked you;
    you put them to shame, for God despised them.
6
Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
    When God restores his people,
    let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!