Psummer of Psalms: Psalm 53

Main Idea: Trust the Promises of God When There Is Folly in the Land

Text: Psalm 53

Outline:

A) The Fool’s World (vv. 1-5)

B) The Savior’s Promise (v. 6)

Psalm 53

To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David.

[1] The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”

They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;

there is none who does good.

[2] God looks down from heaven

on the children of man

to see if there are any who understand,

who seek after God.

[3] They have all fallen away;

together they have become corrupt;

there is none who does good,

not even one.

[4] Have those who work evil no knowledge,

who eat up my people as they eat bread,

and do not call upon God?

[5] There they are, in great terror,

where there is no terror!

For God scatters the bones of him who encamps against you;

you put them to shame, for God has rejected them.

[6] Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!

When God restores the fortunes of his people,

let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad. (ESV)