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Psalms 53:1-3

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.

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