6I WILL SING TO YAHWEH FOR HE HAS DEALT BOUNTIFULLY TOWARDS ME 6I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.
0TO THE CHOIRMASTER OF DAVID The Fool Says There Is No God (Psalm 53:1–6; Isaiah 59:1–17; Romans 3:9–20) 0For the choirmaster. Of David.
1HE SAYS A FOOL IN HEART HIS THERE NOT [IS] A GOD THEY ACT CORRUPTLY THEY DO ABOMINABLY DEED[S] THERE NOT [IS ONE WHO] DOES <OF> GOOD 1The fool*NoteCloseThe Hebrew words rendered fool throughout the Psalms denote one who is morally deficient. says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
2YAHWEH FROM HEAVEN HE LOOKS DOWN ON [THE] CHILDREN OF HUMANKIND TO SEE ¿ [IS] THERE [ONE WHO] ACTS PRUDENTLY [ONE WHO] SEEKS <OBJ.> GOD 2The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
3<THE> EVERYONE HE TURNS ASIDE ALL TOGETHER THEY ARE CORRUPT THERE NOT [IS ONE WHO] DOES <OF> GOOD THERE NOT ALSO [IS] ONE 3All have turned away, they have together become corrupt;*NoteCloseLXX worthless there is no one who does good, not even one.*NoteCloseCited in Romans 3:10–12
4¿ NOT DO THEY KNOW ALL [THOSE WHO] DO <OF> WICKEDNESS [THOSE WHO] DEVOUR <OF> PEOPLE MY THEY EAT BREAD YAHWEH NOT THEY CALL ON 4Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.
5THERE THEY FEAR A FEAR FOR GOD [IS] WITH A GENERATION RIGHTEOUS 5There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.
6[THE] PLAN OF [THE] POOR YOU WILL PUT TO SHAME FOR YAHWEH [IS] REFUGE HIS 6You sinners frustrate the plans of the oppressed, yet the LORD is their shelter.
7WHO? WILL HE GIVE [WILL BE] FROM ZION [THE] DELIVERANCE OF ISRAEL WHEN TURNS BACK YAHWEH [THE] CAPTIVITY OF PEOPLE HIS LET HIM REJOICE JACOB LET HIM BE GLAD ISRAEL 7Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!