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Psalms 53

To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David.

1The foolנָבָ֣לna.ValH5036hath saidאָ֘מַ֤ר'a.MarH559in his heartבְּ֭לִבּוֹbe.li.boH3820, There isno Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430.Corruptהִֽ֝שְׁחִ֗יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843are they, and have done abominableוְהִֽתְעִ֥יבוּve.hit.'I.vuH8581iniquityעָ֝֗וֶל'A.velH5766: there isnone that doethעֹֽשֵׂה־'o.seh-H6213goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

2GodH430looked downהִשְׁקִ֪יףhish.KifH8259from heavenמִשָּׁמַיִם֮mi.sha.ma.YimH8064upon the childrenבְּנֵ֫יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120,to seeלִ֭רְאוֹתLir.'otH7200if there wereהֲיֵ֣שׁha.YeshH3426anythat did understandמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919,that did seekדֹּ֝רֵ֗שׁdo.ReshH1875GodH430.

3Every one of them is gone backסָג֮sagH5472:they are altogetherיַחְדָּ֪וyach.DavH3162become filthyנֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּne.'e.La.chuH444; there isnone that doethעֹֽשֵׂה־'o.seh-H6213goodט֑וֹבTovH2896,no, not oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.

4Have the workersפֹּ֤עֲלֵ֫יpo.'a.LeiH6466of iniquityאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205no knowledgeיָדְעוּ֮ya.de.'UH3045?who eat upאֹכְלֵ֣י'o.khe.LeiH398my peopleעַ֭מִּי'A.miH5971asthey eatאָ֣כְלוּ'A.khe.luH398breadלֶ֑חֶםLe.chemH3899:they have not calledקָרָֽאוּ׃ka.Ra.'uH7121upon Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430.

5There were they in greatפַחַד֮fa.ChadH6343fearפָּֽחֲדוּ־pa.cha.du-H6342, whereno fearפָ֥חַדFa.chadH6343was: for GodH430hath scatteredפִּ֭זַּרPi.zarH6340the bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of him that encampethחֹנָ֑ךְcho.NakhH2583against thee: thou hast put themto shameהֱ֝בִשֹׁ֗תָהhe.vi.Sho.tahH954,because GodH430hath despisedמְאָסָֽם׃me.'a.SamH3988them.

6Oh thatיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414the salvationיְשֻׁע֪וֹתye.shu.'otH3444of Israelיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥לyis.Ra.'ElH3478were comeout of Zionמִצִּיּוֹן֮mi.tzi.yOnH6726!When GodH430bringeth backבְּשׁ֣וּבbe.ShuvH7725the captivityשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622of his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,Jacobיַ֝עֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290shall rejoiceיָגֵ֥לya.GelH1523, andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be gladיִשְׂמַ֥חyis.MachH8055.

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