Psalms 53
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Psalms 53

Foolishness and Wickedness of People.

For the music 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, “ThereH369isH369noH369Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430.”They areH7843corruptH7843,and have committedH8581abominableH8581injusticeעָ֝֗וֶל'A.velH5766;ThereH369isH369noH369oneH369who doesעֹֽשֵׂה־'o.seh-H6213goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
2GodH430has lookedH8259downהִשְׁקִ֪יףhish.KifH8259from heavenמִשָּׁמַיִם֮mi.sha.ma.YimH8064upon the sonsבְּנֵ֫יbe.NeiH1121of mankindאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120To seeלִ֭רְאוֹתLir.'otH7200if thereH3426isH3426anyone whounderstandsמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919, Whoseeksדֹּ֝רֵ֗שׁdo.ReshH1875after GodH430.
3EveryH3605oneH3605of them has turnedH5472asideH5472;togetherH3164they have becomeH444corruptנֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּne.'e.La.chuH444;ThereH369isH369noH369oneH369who doesעֹֽשֵׂה־'o.seh-H6213goodט֑וֹבTovH2896,not evenגַּם־gam-H1571oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.
4HaveH3045the workersפֹּ֤עֲלֵ֫יpo.'a.LeiH6466of injusticeאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205noH3808knowledgeH3045,Who eatH398upH398My peopleעַ֭מִּי'A.miH5971likethey ateH398breadלֶ֑חֶםLe.chemH3899, Andhave not calledקָרָֽאוּ׃ka.Ra.'uH7121upon Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430?
5They were in greatH6343fearפַחַד֮fa.ChadH6343thereשָׁ֤ם׀shamH8033, wherenoH3808fearפָ֥חַדFa.chadH6343had beenהָ֪יָה֫ha.yahH1961;For GodH430scatteredפִּ֭זַּרPi.zarH6340the bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106ofhim who encampedחֹנָ֑ךְcho.NakhH2583against you; Youputהֱ֝בִשֹׁ֗תָהhe.vi.Sho.tahH954themtoH954shameH954,becauseH3588GodH430had rejectedמְאָסָֽם׃me.'a.SamH3988them.
6Ohמִ֥י יִתֵּ֣ןmi yi.TenH4310H5414, thatthe salvationיְשֻׁע֪וֹתye.shu.'otH3444of Israelיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥לyis.Ra.'ElH3478would comefrom Zionמִצִּיּוֹן֮mi.tzi.yOnH6726!When GodH430restoresבְּשׁ֣וּבbe.ShuvH7725the fortunesשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622of His peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,Jacobיַ֝עֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290shall rejoiceיָגֵ֥לya.GelH1523,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall beH8055gladH8055.

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