For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַOn Mahalat.עַל מָחֲלַתA maskilמַשְׂכִּילof David.לְדָוִדThe foolנָבָלsaysאָמַרin his heart,בְּלִבּוֹ“There is noאֵיןElohim.”אֱלֹהִיםThey have become corruptהִשְׁחִיתוּand have done abominableוְהִתְעִיבוּinjustice;עָוֶלthere is no oneאֵיןwho doesעֹשֵׂהgood.טוֹב
Elohimאֱלֹהִיםfrom the heavensמִשָּׁמַיִםlooked downהִשְׁקִיףupon human beingsעַל בְּנֵי אָדָםto seeלִרְאוֹתif there isהֲיֵשׁanyone who understands,מַשְׂכִּילwho seeksדֹּרֵשׁElohim.אֶת אֱלֹהִים
All of themכֻּלּוֹhave turned back;סָגtogetherיַחְדָּוthey have become perverted;נֶאֱלָחוּthere is no oneאֵיןwho doesעֹשֵׂהgood,טוֹבthere is notאֵיןeven one.גַּם אֶחָד
Do they notהֲלֹאknow,יָדְעוּthose who workפֹּעֲלֵיwickedness,אָוֶןwho eat upאֹכְלֵיmy peopleעַמִּיas they eatאָכְלוּbread?לֶחֶםOn Elohimאֱלֹהִיםthey do notלֹאcall.קָרָאוּ
Thereשָׁםthey were filledפָּחֲדוּwith dreadפַחַדwhere there wasהָיָהnoלֹאdread,פָחַדforכִּיElohimאֱלֹהִיםscatteredפִּזַּרthe bonesעַצְמוֹתof the one who encamps against you;חֹנָךְyou put them to shame,הֱבִשֹׁתָהforכִּיElohimאֱלֹהִיםdespised them.מְאָסָם
Oh thatמִי יִתֵּןfrom Zionמִצִּיּוֹןwould come the salvationsיְשֻׁעוֹתof Israel!יִשְׂרָאֵלWhenבְּElohimאֱלֹהִיםbrings backשׁוּבthe captivityשְׁבוּתof his people,עַמּוֹJacobיַעֲקֹבwill be jubilant,יָגֵלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלwill be glad.יִשְׂמַח