¹למנצח על מחלת משכיל לדוד אמר נבל בלבו אין אלהים השחיתו והתעיבו עול אין עשה טוב׃

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.

²אלהים משמים השקיף על בני אדם לראות היש משכיל דרש את אלהים׃

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

³כלו סג יחדו נאלחו אין עשה טוב אין גם אחד׃

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

⁴הלא ידעו פעלי און אכלי עמי אכלו לחם אלהים לא קראו׃

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

⁵שם פחדו פחד לא היה פחד כי אלהים פזר עצמות חנך הבשתה כי אלהים מאסם׃

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.

⁶מי יתן מציון ישעות ישראל בשוב אלהים שבות עמו יגל יעקב ישמח ישראל׃

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.