1 The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. ♦︎
Corrupt are they, and abominable in their wickedness;
there is no one that does good.
2 God has looked down from heaven upon the children of earth, ♦︎
to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks after God.
3 They are all gone out of the way;
all alike have become corrupt; ♦︎
there is no one that does good, no not one.
4 Have they no knowledge, those evildoers, ♦︎
who eat up my people as if they ate bread,
and do not call upon God?
5 There shall they be in great fear,
such fear as never was; ♦︎
for God will scatter the bones of the ungodly.
6 They will be put to shame, ♦︎
because God has rejected them.
7 O that Israels salvation would come out of Zion! ♦︎
When God restores the fortunes of his people
then will Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.
1 Save me, O God, by your name ♦︎
and vindicate me by your power.
2 Hear my prayer, O God; ♦︎
give heed to the words of my mouth.
3 For strangers have risen up against me,
and the ruthless seek after my life; ♦︎
they have not set God before them.
4 Behold, God is my helper; ♦︎
it is the Lord who upholds my life.
5 May evil rebound on those who lie in wait for me; ♦︎
destroy them in your faithfulness.
6 An offering of a free heart will I give you ♦︎
and praise your name, O Lord, for it is gracious.
7 For he has delivered me out of all my trouble, ♦︎
and my eye has seen the downfall of my enemies.
1 O God, you have cast us off and broken us; ♦︎
you have been angry; restore us to yourself again.
2 You have shaken the earth and torn it apart; ♦︎
heal its wounds, for it trembles.
3 You have made your people drink bitter things; ♦︎
we reel from the deadly wine you have given us.
4 You have made those who fear you to flee, ♦︎
to escape from the range of the bow.
5 That your beloved may be delivered, ♦︎
save us by your right hand and answer us.
6 God has spoken in his holiness: ♦︎
I will triumph and divide Shechem,
and share out the valley of Succoth.
7 Gilead is mine and Manasseh is mine; ♦︎
Ephraim is my helmet and Judah my sceptre.
8 Moab shall be my washpot;
over Edom will I cast my sandal; ♦︎
across Philistia will I shout in triumph.
9 Who will lead me into the strong city? ♦︎
Who will bring me into Edom?
10 Have you not cast us off, O God? ♦︎
Will you no longer go forth with our troops?
11 Grant us your help against the enemy, ♦︎
for earthly help is in vain.
12 Through God will we do great acts, ♦︎
for it is he that shall tread down our enemies.