--- title: Psalms 53 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Psalms chapter 53 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: For the Leader; upon Mahalath. Maschil of David. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/53/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/) / chapter 53 # Psalms 53 7 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [53:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.53.1/) — לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַֽל־מָחֲלַת מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִֽד׃ — For the Leader; upon Mahalath. Maschil of David. - [53:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.53.2/) — אָמַר נָבָל בְּלִבּוֹ אֵין אֱלֹהִים הִֽשְׁחִיתוּ וְהִֽתְעִיבוּ עָוֶל אֵין עֹֽשֵׂה־טֽוֹב׃ — The fool hath said in his heart: 'There is no God'; they have dealt corruptly, and have done abominable iniquity; there is none that doeth good. - [53:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.53.3/) — אֱ‍ֽלֹהִים מִשָּׁמַיִם הִשְׁקִיף עַֽל־בְּנֵי אָדָם לִרְאוֹת הֲיֵשׁ מַשְׂכִּיל דֹּרֵשׁ אֶת־אֱלֹהִֽים׃ — God looked forth from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any man of understanding, that did seek after God. - [53:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.53.4/) — כֻּלּוֹ סָג יַחְדָּו נֶאֱלָחוּ אֵין עֹֽשֵׂה־טוֹב אֵין גַּם־אֶחָֽד׃ — Every one of them is unclean, they are together become impure; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. - [53:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.53.5/) — הֲלֹא יָדְעוּ פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן אֹכְלֵי עַמִּי אָכְלוּ לֶחֶם אֱלֹהִים לֹא קָרָֽאוּ׃ — 'Shall not the workers of iniquity know it, who eat up My people as they eat bread, and call not upon God?' - [53:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.53.6/) — שָׁם ׀ פָּֽחֲדוּ־פַחַד לֹא־הָיָה פָחַד כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִים פִּזַּר עַצְמוֹת חֹנָךְ הֱבִשֹׁתָה כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִים מְאָסָֽם׃ — There are 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. - [53:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.53.7/) — מִי יִתֵּן מִצִּיּוֹן יְשֻׁעוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּשׁוּב אֱלֹהִים שְׁבוּת עַמּוֹ יָגֵל יַעֲקֹב יִשְׂמַח יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ — Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God turneth the captivity of His people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad. - ← previous: [Psalms 52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/52/) - next →: [Psalms 54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/54/) - ↑ back to [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/)