Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For the choir director; according to
They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice;
King James Version
{To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David.} 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.
Holman Bible
For the choir director: on Mahalath.
They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.
International Standard Version
Fools say to themselves "There is no God." They are corrupt and commit iniquity; not one of them practices what is good.
A Conservative Version
The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity. There is none who does good.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
They are corrupt and evil, and have committed repulsive injustice;
There is no one who does good.
Bible in Basic English
The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
Darby Translation
{To the chief Musician. On Mahalath: an instruction. Of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have corrupted themselves, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
Julia Smith Translation
To the overseer upon the stringed instrument: instruction to David. The fool said in his heart, No God. They were corrupted; they made iniquity abominable: none doing good.
King James 2000
[To the Chief Musician upon mahalath. A maschil. A Song of David.] The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that does good.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt and they have done abominable iniquity. There is none who does good.
Modern King James verseion
To the Chief Musician on Mahalath. A contemplation. A Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They acted corruptly, and have worked out abominable wickedness; there is not one doing good.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{To the Chanter, upon Mahalath, an instruction of David} The foolish bodies say in their hearts, "Tush, there is no God." Corrupt are they, and become abominable in their wickednesses, there is not one that doeth good.
NET Bible
For the music director; according to the machalath style; a well-written song by David. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.
New Heart English Bible
The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.
The Emphasized Bible
The impious hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have acted corruptly, They have wrought abominable perversity, There is none that doeth good: -
Webster
To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
World English Bible
The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.
Youngs Literal Translation
To the Overseer. -- 'On a disease.' -- An instruction, by David. A fool said in his heart, 'There is no God.' They have done corruptly, Yea, they have done abominable iniquity, There is none doing good.
Themes
Fools » Characteristics of » Atheism
Music » Maschil » This musical sign occurs in the titles of
Music » Makalath, maschil, leannoth » These terms are found in the titles of
Sin » There not being a single person who does not sin
The fruit of righteousness » Those that do not do righteousness
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 53:1
Images Psalm 53:1
Prayers for Psalm 53:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Judges The Proud
1 For the choir director; according to
They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice;
Cross References
Psalm 14:1-7
The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.
Psalm 10:4
In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, "There is no God."
Psalm 88:1
O LORD, God of my salvation; I cry out day and night before you.
Genesis 6:5-6
The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Genesis 6:11-13
Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence.
Leviticus 18:24-30
"Do not make yourselves unclean by any of these things, for by all these the nations I am driving out before you have become unclean,
Deuteronomy 12:31
You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way, for every abominable thing that the LORD hates they have done for their gods, for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods.
1 Kings 12:26
And Jeroboam said in his heart, "Now the kingdom will turn back to the house of David.
1 Kings 14:24
and there were also male cult prostitutes in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations that the LORD drove out before the people of Israel.
Job 14:4
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? There is not one.
Job 15:16
how much less one who is abominable and corrupt, a man who drinks injustice like water!
Psalm 10:6
He says in his heart, "I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity."
Psalm 10:11
He says in his heart, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."
Psalm 10:13
Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, "You will not call to account"?
Psalm 92:6
The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this:
Ezekiel 16:47
Not only did you walk in their ways and do according to their abominations; within a very little time you were more corrupt than they in all your ways.
Ezekiel 16:51
Samaria has not committed half your sins. You have committed more abominations than they, and have made your sisters appear righteous by all the abominations that you have committed.
Matthew 5:22
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire.
Luke 12:20
But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?'
Romans 1:21
For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
Romans 1:28
And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.
Romans 3:10-31
as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one;
Ephesians 5:12
For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret.
1 Peter 4:3
For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.