September 23: Psalm 53; 2 Samuel 13; Ezekiel 13; Luke 16–17:10

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 53 Psalm 53 (Listen) There Is None Who Does Good To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath. A Maskil1 of David. 53   The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”<br />    They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;<br />    there is none who does good.<br /> 2   God looks down from heaven<br />    on the children of man<br />  to see if there are any who understand,2<br />    who seek after God.<br /> 3   They have all fallen away;<br />    together they have become corrupt;<br />  there is none who does good,<br />    not even one.<br /> 4   Have those who work evil no knowledge,<br />    who eat up my people as they eat bread,<br />    and do not call upon God?<br /> 5   There they are, in great terror,<br />    where there is no terror!<br />  For God scatters the bones of him who encamps against you;<br />