תהילים 53

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

To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

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

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

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

Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

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

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.

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

There they were in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

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

O that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.