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1. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." Fools are evil and do terrible things; there is no one who does anything good.
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1. To the chief Musician H5329 , A Psalm of David H1732 . The fool H5036 hath said H559 in his heart H3820 , There is no H369 God H430 . They are corrupt H7843 , they have done abominable H8581 works H5949 , there is none H369 that doeth H6213 good H2896 .
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2. The Lord looked down from heaven on all people to see if anyone understood, if anyone was looking to God for help.
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2. The LORD H3068 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 , and seek H1875 H853 God H430 .
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3. But all have turned away. Together, everyone has become evil. There is no one who does anything good, not even one.
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3. They are all H3605 gone aside H5493 , they are all together H3162 become filthy H444 : there is none H369 that doeth H6213 good H2896 , no H369 , not H1571 one H259 .
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4. Don't the wicked understand? They destroy my people as if they were eating bread. They do not ask the Lord for help.
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4. Have all H3605 the workers H6466 of iniquity H205 no H3808 knowledge H3045 ? who eat up H398 my people H5971 as they eat H398 bread H3899 , and call H7121 not H3808 upon the LORD H3068 .
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5. But the wicked are filled with terror, because God is with those who do what is right.
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5. There H8033 were they in great fear H6342 H6343 : for H3588 God H430 is in the generation H1755 of the righteous H6662 .
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6. The wicked upset the plans of the poor, but the Lord will protect them.
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6. Ye have shamed H954 the counsel H6098 of the poor H6041 , because H3588 the LORD H3068 is his refuge H4268 .
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7. I pray that victory will come to Israel from Mount Zion! May the Lord bring them back. Then the people of Jacob will rejoice, and the people of Israel will be glad. A psalm of David.
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7. Oh that H4310 H5414 the salvation H3444 of Israel H3478 were come out of Zion H4480 H6726 ! when the LORD H3068 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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