Psalms 53:4
Will the workers of iniquity never learn?
What it says
David asks whether the workers of iniquity will never learn, since they devour God's people like bread and do not call on God.
What it is doing
This verse exposes oppression and prayerlessness as marks of hardened folly.
In context
1For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. 2God looks down from heaven 3All have turned away, 4Will the workers of iniquity never learn? 5There they are, overwhelmed with dread, 6Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion!