1 Vir die musiekleier. 'n Psalm van Dawid. Die dwaas sê in sy hart: Daar is geen God nie. Sleg, afskuwelik maak hulle hul dade; daar is niemand wat goed doen nie.

2 Die HERE het uit die hemel neergesien op die mensekinders, om te sien of daar iemand verstandig is, wat na God vra.

3 Hulle het almal afgewyk, tesame het hulle ontaard; daar is niemand wat goed doen, ook nie een nie.

4 Het al die werkers van ongeregtigheid dan geen kennis nie, die wat my volk opeet asof hulle brood eet? Hulle roep die HERE nie aan nie.

5 D r het skrik hulle oorweldig, want God is by die regverdige geslag.

6 Die raad van die ellendige -- julle kan dit tot skande maak; waarlik, die HERE is sy toevlug.

7 Ag, mag die verlossing van Israel uit Sion kom! As die HERE die lot van sy volk verander, dan sal Jakob juig, Israel sal bly wees.

1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.

They are corrupt, they have done abominable works;

There is none that doeth good.

2 Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men,

To see if there were any that did understand,

That did seek after God.

3 They are all gone aside; they are together become filthy;

There is none that doeth good, no, not one.

4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,

Who eat up my people as they eat bread,

And call not upon Jehovah?

5 There were they in great fear;

For God is in the generation of the righteous.

6 Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor,

Because Jehovah is his refuge.

7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!

When Jehovah bringeth back the captivity of his people,

Then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.