المؤمنون وسط عالم فاسد
1 لِكبـيرِ المُغَنِّينَ. لِداوُدَ:
قالَ الجاهلُ في قلبِه: «لا إلهَ!»
فسَدُوا ورَجسُوا بِأعمالِهِم،
وما مِنْ أحدٍ يعمَلُ الخيرَ.
2 الرّبُّ مِنَ السَّماءِ يُشرِفُ على البشَرِ.
لِـيرى هل مِنْ عاقلٍ يطلُبُ اللهَ.
3 ضَلُّوا كُلُّهُم وفسَدوا جميعا
وما مِنْ أحدٍ يعمَلُ الخَيرَ.
كَلاَّ، ولا واحِدٌ.
4 ألا يفهمُ الّذينَ يفعلونَ الإِثْمَ
ويأكلونَ شعبـي كما يُؤكَلُ الخبزُ
وبالرّبِّ لا يعترِفونَ
5 أنَّ الرُّعْبَ يستولي علَيهِم،
لأنَّ اللهَ معَ جيلِ الصِّدِّيقينَ؟
6 يستَخِفُّونَ بهُمومِ المَساكينِ،
لكنَّ الرّبَّ هوَ الّذي يحميهِم.
7 ليتَ مِنْ صِهيونَ خلاصَ إِسرائيلَ.
حينَ يَرُدُّ الرّبُّ شعبَهُ مِنَ السَّبْـي.
يـبتهجُ يعقوبُ، يفرحُ إِسرائيلُ.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
5 There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.