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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. (KJV)

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אָ֘מַ֤ר'a.Marhe says

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Psalms 53:1 word 1

נָבָ֣לna.Vala fool

Lemma: נָבָל (na.val) · Strong's: H5036

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: foolish

Used 18 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:6, Deuteronomy 32:21, 2 Samuel 3:33, 2 Samuel 13:13, Job 2:10, Job 30:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5036; TAHOT Psalms 53:1 word 2

בְּ֭לִבּוֹbe.li.boin heart his

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Psalms 53:1 word 3

אֵ֣ין'einthere not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Psalms 53:1 word 4

אֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.Him[is] a god

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Psalms 53:1 word 5

הִֽ֝שְׁחִ֗יתוּhish.Chi.tuthey act corruptly

Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)

Meaning: to ruin

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Psalms 53:1 word 6

וְהִֽתְעִ֥יבוּve.hit.'I.vuand they act abominably

Lemma: תַּעָב (ta.av) · Strong's: H8581

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)

Meaning: to abhor

Used 22 times. Also: Deuteronomy 7:26, Deuteronomy 23:7, 1 Kings 21:26, 1 Chronicles 21:6, Job 9:31, Job 15:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8581; TAHOT Psalms 53:1 word 7

עָ֝֗וֶל'A.velunrighteousness

Lemma: עָ֫וֶל (e.vel) · Strong's: H5766A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: injustice

Used 22 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:35, Deuteronomy 25:16, Deuteronomy 32:4, Job 34:10, Job 34:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5766A; TAHOT Psalms 53:1 word 8

אֵ֣ין'einthere not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Psalms 53:1 word 9

עֹֽשֵׂה\־'o.seh-[is one who] does

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Psalms 53:1 word 10

טֽוֹב\׃Tov<of> good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: good

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Psalms 53:1 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

For the choirmaster	→	נָצַח H5329 to conduct
According to	→	H5921
Mahalath	→	מַחֲלַת H4257 Mahalath
A Maskil	→	מַשְׂכִּיל H4905 Maskil
of David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
The fool	→	נָבָל H5036 foolish
says	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
in his heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
[There is] no	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
They are corrupt	→	שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin
their ways	→	תַּעָב H8581 to abhor
are vile	→	עָ֫וֶל H5766A injustice
There is no	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
one who does	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
good	→	טוֹב H2896B good

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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