תהילים 53

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

For the music director. According to Mahalath. A psalm (maskil) of David. Only fools tell themselves, “God doesn't exist.” They are completely immoral, they commit terrible sins, not a single one of them does anything good.

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

God watches from heaven to see if anyone understands, if anyone wants to come to God.

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

They have all fallen away, they are totally depraved; none of them does anything good, not even one.

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

“Won't these people who do evil ever learn? They consume my people as if they were eating bread, and refuse to pray to me.”

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

They will become completely terrified, more frightened than they have ever been. God will scatter the bones of those who fight against you; you will defeat them because God has rejected them.

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

If only God's salvation would come from Zion! When God restores his people, the people of Jacob will celebrate, and the people of Israel will be glad.