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1. To the director: On the mahalath. A maskil of David. Only fools think there is no God. People like that are evil and do terrible things. They never do what is right.
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1. To the chief Musician H5329 upon H5921 Mahalath H4257 , Maschil H4905 , A Psalm of David H1732 . The fool H5036 hath said H559 in his heart H3820 , There is no H369 God H430 . Corrupt H7843 are they , and have done abominable H8581 iniquity H5766 : there is none H369 that doeth H6213 good H2896 .
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2. God looks down from heaven to see if there is anyone who is wise, anyone who looks to him for help.
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2. God H430 looked down H8259 from heaven H4480 H8064 upon H5921 the children H1121 of men H120 , to see H7200 if there were H3426 any that did understand H7919 , that did seek H1875 H853 God H430 .
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3. But everyone has turned away from him. Everyone has become evil. No one does anything good. No, not one person!
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3. Every one H3605 of them is gone back H5472 : they are altogether H3162 become filthy H444 ; there is none H369 that doeth H6213 good H2896 , no H369 , not H1571 one H259 .
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4. Those who are evil treat my people like bread to be eaten. And they never ask for God's help. Don't they understand what they are doing?
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4. Have the workers H6466 of iniquity H205 no H3808 knowledge H3045 ? who eat up H398 my people H5971 as they eat H398 bread H3899 : they have not H3808 called upon H7121 God H430 .
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5. They will be filled with fear� a fear like they have never felt before! People of Israel, you will defeat those who attacked you, because God has rejected them. And he will scatter their bones.
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5. There H8033 were they in great fear H6342 H6343 , where no H3808 fear H6343 was H1961 : for H3588 God H430 hath scattered H6340 the bones H6106 of him that encampeth H2583 against thee : thou hast put them to shame H954 , because H3588 God H430 hath despised H3988 them.
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6. I wish the one who lives on Mount Zion would bring victory to Israel! When God makes his people successful again, the people of Jacob will be happy; the people of Israel will be glad.
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6. Oh that H4310 H5414 the salvation H3444 of Israel H3478 were come out of Zion H4480 H6726 ! When God H430 bringeth back H7725 the captivity H7622 of his people H5971 , Jacob H3290 shall rejoice H1523 , and Israel H3478 shall be glad H8055 .
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