¹{To the chief Musician. On Mahalath: an instruction. Of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have corrupted themselves, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

¹Untuk pemimpin kor. Menurut lagu: Mahalat. Nyanyian pengajaran Daud. (53-2) Orang dungu berkata dalam hati, "Tidak ada Allah." Perbuatan mereka jahat dan keji; tidak ada yang berbuat baik.

²God looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

²(53-3) Dari surga TUHAN memandang umat manusia, untuk mencari orang bijak yang menyembah Dia.

³Every one of them is gone back, they are together become corrupt: there is none that doeth good, not even one.

³(53-4) Tetapi semua orang sudah menyeleweng dan bejat tak ada seorang pun yang berbuat baik.

⁴Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, eating up my people [as] they eat bread? they call not upon God.

⁴(53-5) Kata TUHAN, "Tak sadarkah orang-orang jahat itu? Mereka hidup dengan merampasi umat-Ku, dan tak pernah berdoa kepada-Ku."

⁵There were they in great fear, where no fear was; for God scattereth the bones of him that encampeth against thee. Thou hast put [them] to shame, for God hath despised them.

⁵(53-6) Orang jahat akan sangat ketakutan, padahal tak ada yang menakutkan, sebab Allah menghamburkan tulang orang yang mengepung kamu; mereka telah ditolak Allah, maka kamu akan mengalahkan mereka.

⁶Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God turneth again the captivity of his people, Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice.

⁶(53-7) Dari Bukit Sion datanglah kiranya keselamatan bagi Israel. Maka keturunan Yakub akan bersukacita bila TUHAN memulihkan keadaan umat-Nya.