- At the end. A Psalm. Pertaining to Dauid.
- The fool said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They caused corruption and were loathsome in their pursuits;
there is no one practicing kindness;
there is not even one. - The Lord bent down from heaven to see the sons of humanity
to see if there be any with understanding
or seeking God. - All turned away, likewise they became worthless;
there is no one doing kindness;
there is not even one.
[Their throat is an open grave,
With their tongues they deceived,
The poison of asps is under their lips,
whose mouth is full of curses and bitterness;
Their feet are swift to shed blood,
Wounds and hardship is in their ways,
And the way of peace they do not know;
There is no fear of God before their eyes.] - Will they never learn, all doing lawlessness?
Those eating my people like eating bread
did not call upon the Lord. - There they dreaded with fear
where there was no fear,
because God is with a righteous generation. - The plan of the poor you put to shame,
because the Lord is his hope. - Who shall give out of Sion the deliverance of Israel?
When the Lord returns the captivity of his people,
let Iakob rejoice and Israel be glad.