Salme 53

1 Til Sangmesteren; til „Makalath‟; en Undervisning af David.

“To the chief musician upon Machalath, a Maskil of David.” The worthless fool saith in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, and they are abominable [in their] injustice: there is none that doth good.

2 En Daare siger i sit Hjerte: Der er ingen Gud; fordærvelig og vederstyggelig er deres onde Gerning; der er ingen, som gør godt.

God looketh down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there be one intelligent, one who seeketh for God.

3 Gud saa ned fra Himmelen paa Menneskens Børn, at se, om der var en forstandig, nogen, som søgte Gud.

Every one [of them] hath departed [from righteousness]; altogether are they become corrupt: there is none that doth good, no, not one.

4 Enhver er afvegen, de ere fordærvede til Hobe; der er ingen, som gør godt, end ikke een.

Is there no knowledge in the workers of wickedness? who eat up my people as they eat bread: [while] they do not call on God.

5 Have de ikke kendt det, de, som gøre Uret, som æde mit Folk, som de aade Brød? de kalde ikke paa Gud.

There were they terrified with terror where there was no terror; for God had scattered the bones of those that encamped against thee: thou didst put them to shame, because God had rejected them.

6 Den Gang frygtede de saare, hvor intet var at frygte; thi Gud spredte Benene af dem, som lejrede sig imod dig; du gjorde dem til Skamme, thi Gud havde forkastet dem. Gid der fra Zion kom Frelse for Israel; naar Gud tilbagefører sit fangne Folk, da skal Jakob fryde sig, Israel glæde sig.

Oh that some one might bring the salvation of Israel out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, [then] will Jacob be glad, [and] Israel will rejoice.