Psalms 53:4

Have they learned their lesson, those workers of evil? Who ate up my people, eating, devouring, never calling to the Lord.

Open English Bible (US)

In The King James Version

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.

In Context

3But all have turned bad, the taint is on all; not one does good, no, not one.

5Sore afraid will they be, where no fear was; when God scatters the bones of the godless people. They will be put to shame, when God rejects them.

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Cross References

Psalms 27:2When the wicked drew near to assail me and eat up my flesh, it was those who distressed and opposed me who stumbled and fell.

Revelation 17:16The ten horns that you saw, and the Beast – they will hate the prostitute, and cause her to become deserted and strip her bare; they will eat her flesh and utterly consume her with fire.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 53:2-6

Human Depravity. 1 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. 2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. 3 Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 4 Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God. 5 There were… Read the whole commentary →

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