Psalms 53:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Psalms 53:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 53:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 53:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Mahalath.” A contemplation by David. 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.”

Psalms 53:1 — World English Bible

Psalms 53:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“ 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. ”

Psalms 53:1 — American Standard Version

Psalms 53:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Psalms 53:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 53:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ The fool hath said in his heart, There is noGod! They have corrupted themselves, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good. ”

Psalms 53:1 — Darby Translation

Psalms 53:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“To him that excelleth on Mahalath. A Psalme of David to give instruction. The foole hath saide in his heart, There is no God. they haue corrupted and done abominable wickednes: there is none that doeth good.”

Psalms 53:1 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 53:1 in Context — Psalms 53

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.

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What Does Psalms 53:1 Mean?

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