Psalm 53

February 9


1 The fool says in his heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and their ways are vile;
there is no one who does good.

2 God looks down from heaven
on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,
any who seek God.
3 Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.

4 Do all these evildoers know nothing?

They devour my people as though eating bread;
they never call on God.
5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
where there was nothing to dread.
God scattered the bones of those who attacked you;
you put them to shame, for God despised them.

6 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When God restores his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!


The most grievous area of foolishness within the heart of one who will not receive correction is that which regards the Holy One. The man who has hardened his heart against God, no matter how accomplished he may appear to be, is void of true understanding.

Those who are arrested in their worldly pursuits and forsake them to follow “the One whom to know is life,” John 17:3, can be counted among the wise, among those who realize that earth and its treasure is fleeting but “the unspeakable GIFT,” II Corinthians 9:15, of heaven, Jesus Christ, is eternal.