Psalms 53:6

⁶Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

Psalm 53 is a stark, almost painful mirror held up to the human heart. It is a near-identical twin of Psalm 14, repeating its diagnosis of universal human folly and corruption: “There is none who does good, not even one.” The psalmist looks out at a world that has rejected God, not