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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Neeg txojkev phem
(Nt.Nk. 14:1-7)
Sau rau tus thawj coj hu nkauj, raws li lub suab Mahala. Yog zaj nkauj Maxakhi⚓ uas Davi sau.
1Cov neeg ruam xav hauv lub siab tias, “Tsis muaj Vajtswv.” Lawv lub siab phem kawg li thiab lawv ua tej kev txhaum uas qias vuab tsuab. Tsis muaj ib tug twg ua zoo kiag li. 2Vajtswv saib saum ntuj tuaj rau neeg ntiajteb, saib yuav muaj ib tug twg uas ntse thiab nrhiav Vajtswv. 3Lawv txhua tus kuj poob ntawm Vajtswv lawm, thiab lawv lub siab phem tag huvsi ib yam nkaus. Tsis muaj ib tug ua zoo, tsis muaj kiag li. 4Cov uas ua phem tsis paub li lov, yog cov uas noj kuv haiv neeg yam li noj ncuav, thiab tsis taij thov Vajtswv li? 5Lawv yuav nyob ntshai kawg ua siab puas tsus, ntshai heev dua li uas lawv txeev ntshai, rau qhov Vajtswv ua rau cov neeg uas tuaj ntaus nej tej pob txha dhia ri sua. Nej ua rau lawv raug txaj muag rau qhov Vajtswv twb tso lawv tseg lawm. 6Xav kom muaj kev cawm dim tshwm hauv Xi‑oo tuaj rau cov Yixayee. Thaum Vajtswv pub nws haiv neeg rov vam meej li qub, Yakhauj yuav xyiv fab, Yixayee yuav zoo siab.