For the director of music. According to mahalath.⚓ A maskil⚓ of David.
1The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good.
2God looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. 3Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
4Do all these evildoers know nothing?
They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on God. 5But there they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to dread. God scattered the bones of those who attacked you; you put them to shame, for God despised them.
6Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
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Tuabneeg txujkev phem
(Nt.Nk. 14:1-7)
Sau rua tug thawj coj hu nkauj, lawv le lub suab Mahala. Yog zaaj nkauj Maxakhi⚓ kws Tavi sau.
1Cov tuabneeg ruag xaav huv lub sab tas, “Tsw muaj Vaajtswv.” Puab lub sab phem kawg le hab puab ua tej kev txhum kws qas vuab tsuab. Tsw muaj ib tug twg ua zoo hlo le. 2Vaajtswv saib sau ntuj tuaj rua tuabneeg nplajteb, saib yuav muaj ib tug twg kws ntse hab nrhav Vaajtswv. 3Puab txhua tug kuj poob ntawm Vaajtswv lawm, hab puab lub sab phem taag huvsw ib yaam nkaus. Tsw muaj ib tug ua zoo, tsw muaj hlo le. 4Cov kws ua phem tsw paub le lov, yog cov kws noj kuv haiv tuabneeg yaam le noj ncuav, hab tsw taij thov Vaajtswv le? 5Puab yuav nyob ntshai kawg ua sab puag tsug, ntshai heev dua le kws puab txeev ntshai, tsua qhov Vaajtswv ua rua cov tuabneeg kws tuaj ntaus mej tej pob txhaa dha rw quas sua. Mej ua rua puab raug txaaj muag tsua qhov Vaajtswv tub tso puab tseg lawm. 6Xaav kuas muaj kev cawm dim tshwm huv Xi‑oo tuaj rua cov Yixayee. Thaus Vaajtswv pub nwg haiv tuabneeg rov vaam meej le qub, Yakhauj yuav xyiv faab, Yixayee yuav zoo sab.