Summary: <div class="poetry"> <p><strong> Hi, this is Ricky and our Daily Devotional today is found in Psalm 53. </strong><strong>Feel free to read along in the show notes below.</strong><br> <strong>Also, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this scripture so comment on this episode at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/psalm-53/">http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/psalm-53/</a>.</strong></p> <p class="line"><span class="chapter-2"><span class="text Ps-53-1"><span class="chapternum">1 </span>The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”</span></span><br> <span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-53-1">They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;</span></span><br> <span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-53-1">there is none who does good.</span></span></p> </div> <div class="poetry top-1"> <p class="line"><span id="en-ESV-14722" class="text Ps-53-2"><sup class="versenum">2 </sup>God looks down from heaven</span><br> <span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-53-2">on the children of man</span></span><br> <span class="text Ps-53-2">to see if there are any who understand,</span><br> <span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-53-2">who seek after God.</span></span></p> </div> <div class="poetry top-1"> <p class="line"><span id="en-ESV-14723" class="text Ps-53-3"><sup class="versenum">3 </sup>They have all fallen away;</span><br> <span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-53-3">together they have become corrupt;</span></span><br> <span class="text Ps-53-3">there is none who does good,</span><br> <span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-53-3">not even one.</span></span></p> </div> <div class="poetry top-1"> <p class="line"><span id="en-ESV-14724" class="text Ps-53-4"><sup class="versenum">4 </sup>Have those who work evil no knowledge,</span><br> <span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-53-4">who eat up my people as they eat bread,</span></span><br> <span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-53-4">and do not call upon God?</span></span></p> </div> <div class="poetry top-1"> <p class="line"><span id="en-ESV-14725" class="text Ps-53-5"><sup class="versenum">5 </sup>There they are, in great terror,</span><br> <span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-53-5">where there is no terror!</span></span><br> <span class="text Ps-53-5">For God scatters the bones of him who encamps against you;</span><br> <span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-53-5">you put them to shame, for God has rejected them.</span></span></p> </div> <div class="poetry top-1"> <p class="line"><span id="en-ESV-14726" class="text Ps-53-6"><sup class="versenum">6 </sup>Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!</span><br> <span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-53-6">When God restores the fortunes of his people,</span></span><br> <span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-53-6">let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.</span></span></p> <p><strong>What do you think? </strong><br> <strong>Comment on this episode at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/psalm-53/">http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/psalm-53/</a>. </strong><br> <strong>Email me with comments, feedback, or prayer requests at <a href="mailto:dailydevotionalpodcast@gmail.com">dailydevotionalpodcast@gmail.com</a> and you can follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/devotionpodcast">@devotionpodcast</a>. Also, you can like us on Facebook at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/facebook">www.dailydevotionalpodcast.</a></strong></p> </div>
