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Psalm 53 in Hebrew and English

7 verses, about 1 minute to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The text of the psalm

לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל־מָחֲלַת מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִֽד׃

For the Leader; upon Mahalath. Maschil of David.

אָמַר נָבָל בְּלִבּוֹ אֵין אֱלֹהִים הִשְׁחִיתוּ וְהִתְעִיבוּ 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.

אֱלֹהִים מִשָּׁמַיִם הִשְׁקִיף עַל־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.

כֻּלּוֹ סָג יַחְדָּו נֶאֱלָחוּ אֵין עֹשֵׂה־טוֹב אֵין גַּם־אֶחָֽד׃

Every one of them is unclean, they are together become impure; There is none that doeth good, no, not one.

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?'

שָׁם פָּחֲדוּ פַחַד לֹא־הָיָה פָחַד כִּי־אֱלֹהִים פִּזַּר עַצְמוֹת חֹנָךְ הֱבִשֹׁתָה כִּי־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.

מִי יִתֵּן מִצִיּוֹן 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.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, compared with a second edition letter by letter. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this psalm is read

  • The second of the five books of Psalms
  • Read in the monthly cycle on day 9 of the Hebrew month
  • Read in the weekly cycle on Tuesday
  • Its heading names David
  • 7 verses, 77 words, about 1 minute to read

Psalms that are read with this one

All 150 psalms and today's reading·Prayers by the time they are said

Questions about this psalm

How many verses does Psalm 53 have?

Psalm 53 has 7 verses and 77 words.

On which day is Psalm 53 read in the monthly and weekly cycles?

In the monthly cycle it is read on day 9 of the Hebrew month, and in the weekly cycle on Tuesday.

Whose name is in the heading of Psalm 53?

The heading names David.

How long does it take to read Psalm 53?

About 1 minute, at a steady pace.