Psalms 53:3Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.
The setting
Ancient Israel, ~1000 BC. David surveys the moral landscape and finds universal corruption...
The emotion here: heartbroken disillusionment after personal betrayals
The original word
sur (סוּר) — to turn aside from the path, like a traveler abandoning the road
Why it matters
David wrote this after Absalom's rebellion when even his own son and advisors betrayed him
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 53:3
David includes himself in this condemnation - he's not exempting himself from human corruption
Common misconceptionPeople read this as David being judgmental of others, but he's including himself. This isn't condemnation of 'them' - it's honest assessment of 'us.'
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 53:3
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 53:3 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 53:3 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include universal sin, human depravity, moral failure. Notable phrases: no one who does good, no, not one.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
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