New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 53

Folly and Wickedness of Men.

For the choir director; according to I.e. sickness, a sad toneMahalath. A Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful PsalmMaskil of David.

1The foolנָבָ֣לna.ValH5036has saidאָ֘מַ֤ר'a.MarH559in his heartבְּ֭לִבּוֹbe.li.boH3820, “ThereH369is noH369Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,”They are corruptהִֽ֝שְׁחִ֗יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843,and have committedH8581abominableH8581injusticeעָ֝֗וֶל'A.velH5766;ThereH369is noH369oneH369who doesעֹֽשֵׂה־'o.seh-H6213goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

2GodH430has lookedH8259downהִשְׁקִ֪יףhish.KifH8259from heavenמִשָּׁמַיִם֮mi.sha.ma.YimH8064upon the sonsבְּנֵ֫יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120To seeלִ֭רְאוֹתLir.'otH7200if thereהֲיֵ֣שׁha.YeshH3426is anyone whounderstandsמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919, Whoseeksדֹּ֝רֵ֗שׁdo.ReshH1875after GodH430.

3EveryH3605oneH3605of them has turnedH5472asideH5472;togetherH3164they have becomeH444corruptנֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּne.'e.La.chuH444;ThereH369is noH369oneH369who doesעֹֽשֵׂה־'o.seh-H6213goodט֑וֹבTovH2896,not evenגַּם־gam-H1571oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.

4HaveH3045the workersפֹּ֤עֲלֵ֫יpo.'a.LeiH6466of wickednessאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205noH3808knowledgeH3045,Who eatאֹכְלֵ֣י'o.khe.LeiH398up My peopleעַ֭מִּי'A.miH5971as thoughthey ateאָ֣כְלוּ'A.khe.luH398breadלֶ֑חֶםLe.chemH3899And have not calledקָרָֽאוּ׃ka.Ra.'uH7121upon Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430?

5Thereשָׁ֤ם׀shamH8033they were in greatH6343fearפַחַד֮fa.ChadH6343wherenoH3808fearפָ֥חַדFa.chadH6343had beenהָ֪יָה֫ha.yahH1961;For GodH430scatteredפִּ֭זַּרPi.zarH6340the bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106ofhim who encampedחֹנָ֑ךְcho.NakhH2583against you; Youputהֱ֝בִשֹׁ֗תָהhe.vi.Sho.tahH954themto shameH954,becauseH3588GodH430had rejectedמְאָסָֽם׃me.'a.SamH3988them.

6Ohמִ֥י יִתֵּ֣ןmi yi.TenH4310 H5414, thatthe salvationיְשֻׁע֪וֹתye.shu.'otH3444of Israelיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥לyis.Ra.'ElH3478would come out of Zionמִצִּיּוֹן֮mi.tzi.yOnH6726!When GodH430restoresבְּשׁ֣וּבbe.ShuvH7725His captiveשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,Let Jacobיַ֝עֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290rejoiceיָגֵ֥לya.GelH1523,let Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478be gladיִשְׂמַ֥חyis.MachH8055.

Folly and Wickedness of Men.

For the choir director; according to I.e. sickness, a sad toneMahalath. A Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful PsalmMaskil of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 53