53: 1 Folly and Wickedness of Men. For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maskil 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.
53: 2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God.
53: 3 Every one of them is gone back; they are together become filthy; There is none that doeth good, no, not one.
53: 4 Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And call not upon God?
53: 5 There were they in great fear, where no fear was; For God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: Thou hast put them to shame, because God hath rejected them.
53: 6 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God ³¹¹bringeth back them of the captivity of his people, Then shall Jacob rejoice; Israel shall be glad.
³¹¹Or, returneth to the captivity