1 To the chief
Musician upon
Mahalath,
Maschil, A Psalm of
David.The
fool hath
said in his
heart, There is no
God.
Corrupt are they, and have done
abominable iniquity: there is none that
doeth good.
2 God looked
down from
heaven upon the
children of
men, to
see if there
were any that did
understand, that did
seek God.
3 Every one of them is gone
back: they are
altogether become
filthy; there is none that
doeth good, no, not
one.
4 Have the
workers of
iniquity no
knowledge? who eat
up my
people as they
eat bread: they have not
called upon
God.
5 There were they in
great fear, where no
fear was: for
God hath
scattered the
bones of him that
encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to
shame, because
God hath
despised them.
6 Oh
that the
salvation of
Israel were come out of
Zion! When
God bringeth
back the
captivity of his
people,
Jacob shall
rejoice, and
Israel shall be
glad.