1 Vir die musiekleier; op die wysie van: "M halat." 'n Onderwysing van Dawid.

2 Die dwaas sê in sy hart: Daar is geen God nie! Hulle het sleg gehandel en hul onreg afskuwelik gemaak; daar is niemand wat goed doen nie.

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

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

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

6 D r het skrik hulle oorweldig sonder dat daar skrik was; want God het die beendere verstrooi van hom wat jou beleër het; jy het hulle beskaamd gemaak, want God het hulle verwerp. [ (Psalms 53:7) Ag, mag die verlossing van Israel uit Sion kom! As God die lot van sy volk verander, dan sal Jakob juig, Israel sal bly wees. ]

1 To the chief music-maker; put to Mahalath. Maschil. Of David.

2 \53:1\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.

3 \53:2\God was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God.

4 \53:3\Every one of them has gone back; they are unclean: there is not one who does good, no, not one.

5 \53:4\Have the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food, as they would take bread; they make no prayer to God.

6 \53:5\They were in great fear, where there was no cause for fear: for the bones of those who make war on you have been broken by God; you have put them to shame, because God has no desire for them.

7 \53:6\May the salvation of Israel come out of Zion! When the fate of his people is changed by God, Jacob will have joy, and Israel will be glad.