Psalms 53:3 — Meaning and Application

[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. {Maschil: or, of instruction}

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were {any} that did understand, that did seek God.

Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; {there is} none that doeth good, no, not one.

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people {as} they eat bread: they have not called upon God.

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 despised them. {were...: Heb. they feared a fear}