Psalms 53:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 53:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ
nâtsach
H5329
to excel
עַֽל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מָחֲלַ֗ת
machălath
H4257
Mahalath
מַשְׂכִּ֥יל
maskîyl
H4905
song
לְדָוִֽד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אָ֘מַ֤ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
נָבָ֣ל
nâbâl
H5036
foolish
בְּ֭לִבּוֹ
lêb
H3820
heart
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
אֱלֹהִ֑ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הִֽ֝שְׁחִ֗יתוּ
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
וְהִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ
taʻâb
H8581
to abhor
עָ֝֗וֶל
ʻevel
H5766
injustice
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
עֹֽשֵׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
טֽוֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
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World English Bible Public Domain
The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The fool says in his heart, “No God.” They are corrupt, and they do iniquity abominably. none doing good.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).