Psalms 53

1 TO THE OVERSEER. “ON A DISEASE.” AN INSTRUCTION OF DAVID. A fool said in his heart, “There is no God.” They have done corruptly, Indeed, they have done abominable iniquity, There is none doing good.

To the ouercomer bi the quere, the lernyng of Dauid. The vnwise man seide in his herte; God is not. Thei ben `corrupt, and maad abhomynable in her wickidnessis; noon is that doith good.

2 God looked on the sons of men from the heavens, To see if there is an understanding one, [One] seeking God.

God bihelde fro heuene on the sones of men; that he se, if `ony is vndurstondynge, ether sekynge God.

3 Everyone went back, together they became filthy, There is none doing good—not even one.

Alle boweden awei, thei ben maad vnprofitable togidre; noon is that doith good, ther is not til to oon.

4 Workers of iniquity have not known, Those eating my people have eaten bread, They have not called God.

Whether alle men, that worchen wickidnesse, schulen not wite; whiche deuouren my puple as the mete of breed?

5 There they feared a fear—there was no fear, For God has scattered the bones of him Who is encamping against you, You have put to shame, For God has despised them.

Thei clepiden not God; there thei trembliden for drede, where no drede was. For God hath scaterid the boones of hem, that plesen men; thei ben schent, for God hath forsake hem.

6 Who gives the salvation of Israel from Zion? When God turns back [to] a captivity of His people, Jacob rejoices—Israel is glad!

Who schal yyue fro Syon helthe to Israel? whanne the Lord hath turned the caitifte of his puple, Jacob schal `ful out make ioie, and Israel schal be glad.