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 no God! 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)

“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 Au chef des chantres. Sur la flûte. Cantique de David.

2 L’insensé dit en son cœur: Il n’y a point de Dieu! Ils se sont corrompus, ils ont commis des iniquités abominables; Il n’en est aucun qui fasse le bien.

3 Dieu, du haut des cieux, regarde les fils de l’homme, Pour voir s’il y a quelqu’un qui soit intelligent, Qui cherche Dieu.

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What Does Psalms 53:1 Mean?

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