1 א   למנצח על-מחלת משכיל לדוד br

2 ב   אמר נבל בלבו    אין אלהים br השחיתו והתעיבו עול--    אין עשה-טוב br

3 ג   אלהים--    משמים השקיף על-בני-אדם br לראות היש משכיל--    דרש את-אלהים br

4 ד   כלו סג יחדו נאלחו    אין עשה-טוב אין גם-אחד br

5 ה   הלא ידעו פעלי-און    אכלי עמי אכלו לחם אלהים לא קראו br

6 ו   שם פחדו פחד--    לא-היה-פחד br כי-אלהים--פזר עצמות חנך    הבשתה כי-אלהים מאסם br [ (Psalms 53:7) ז   מי יתן מציון    ישעות ישראל br בשוב אלהים שבות עמו    יגל יעקב ישמח ישראל ]

For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David.

1 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.

2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men,

To see if there were any that did understand,

That did seek after God.

3 Every one of them is gone back; they are together become filthy;

There is none that doeth good, no, not one.

4 Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge,

Who eat up my people as they eat bread,

And call not upon God?

5 There were they in great fear, where no fear was;

For God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee:

Thou hast put them to shame, because God hath rejected them.

6 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!

When God bringeth back the captivity of his people,

Then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.