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 To the chief music-maker. Of David. The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.

2 The Lord was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God.

3 They have all gone out of the way together; they are unclean, there is not one who does good, no, not one.

4 Have all the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food as they would take bread; they make no prayer to the Lord.

5 Then were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the upright.

6 You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.

7 May the salvation of Israel come out of Zion! when the fate of his people is changed by the Lord, Jacob will have joy and Israel will be glad.