1{Načelniku godbe; na mahalat. Pouk Davidov.} Nespametnež govori v svojem srcu: Ni Boga. Izprijeni so in ostudno krivico delajo, ni ga, ki bi činil dobro.
1The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.
2Bog je z neba gledal doli na sinove človeške, da bi videl, je li kateri razumen, je li kdo, ki išče Boga.
2God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.
3Vsak izmed njih je odstopil, izpridili so se vsi vkup; ni ga, ki bi delal dobro, ne enega samega.
3Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.
4Ali so docela brezpametni, kateri delajo krivico, ki žró ljudstvo moje, kakor bi jedli kruh, Boga pa ne kličejo?
4Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on God?
5Tam so se preplašili od groze, kjer ni bilo groze; ker Bog je razsul kosti vsakega, ki se je utaboril zoper tebe; osramotil si jih, ker Bog jih je zavrgel.O da bi prišlo zveličanje s Siona Izraelu! Ko bo Bog nazaj peljal iz sužnosti ljudstvo svoje, veselil se bo Jakob, radoval se Izrael.
5There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.
6O da bi prišlo zveličanje s Siona Izraelu! Ko bo Bog nazaj peljal iz sužnosti ljudstvo svoje, veselil se bo Jakob, radoval se Izrael.
6Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.