Psalms 53:1

Fools say in their heart, “There is no God.” Vile, hateful their life is; not one does good.

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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.

In Context

2From heaven God looks out on humans, to see if any are wise, and care for God.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:11God saw that the earth was corrupt and full of violence.

Psalms 10:6Each says in their heart, “I will never be shaken; I will live for all time untouched by misfortune.”

Psalms 10:13Why do the wicked treat God with contempt, and say in their hearts, “God doesn’t care”?

Matthew Henry on Psalms 53:1

God speaks once, yea, twice, and it were well if man would even then perceive it; God, in this psalm, speaks twice, for this is the same almost verbatim with the fourteenth psalm. The scope of it is to convince us of our sins, to set us a blushing and trembling because of them; and this is what we are with so much difficulty brought to that there is need of line upon line to this purport. The word, as a convincing word, is compared to a hammer, the strokes whereof must be frequently repeated. God, by the psalmist… Read the whole commentary →

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