Title For the director of music. Of David.

1 The fool says in his heart,

“There is no God.”

They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;

there is no one who does good.

2 The Lord looks down from heaven

on all mankind

to see if there are any who understand,

any who seek God.

3 All have turned away, all have become corrupt;

there is no one who does good,

not even one.

4 Do all these evildoers know nothing?

They devour my people as though eating bread;

they never call on the Lord.

5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,

for God is present in the company of the righteous.

6 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,

but the Lord is their refuge.

7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!

When the Lord restores his people,

let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

Title 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.

Title For the choir director: A psalm of David.

1 Only fools say in their hearts,

“There is no God.”

They are corrupt, and their actions are evil;

not one of them does good!

2 The Lord looks down from heaven

on the entire human race;

he looks to see if anyone is truly wise,

if anyone seeks God.

3 But no, all have turned away;

all have become corrupt.

No one does good,

not a single one!

4 Will those who do evil never learn?

They eat up my people like bread

and wouldn’t think of praying to the Lord.

5 Terror will grip them,

for God is with those who obey him.

6 The wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed,

but the Lord will protect his people.

7 Who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel?

When the Lord restores his people,

Jacob will shout with joy, and Israel will rejoice.

Title To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”

They are corrupt,

They have done abominable works,

There is none who does good.

2 The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men,

To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.

3 They have all turned aside,

They have together become corrupt;

There is none who does good,

No, not one.

4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,

Who eat up my people as they eat bread,

And do not call on the Lord?

5 There they are in great fear,

For God is with the generation of the righteous.

6 You shame the counsel of the poor,

But the Lord is his refuge.

7 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!

When the Lord brings back the captivity of His people,

Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.

Title For the director of music. Of David.

1 Fools say to themselves,

“There is no God.”

Fools are evil and do terrible things;

there is no one who does anything good.

2 The Lord looked down from heaven on all people

to see if anyone understood,

if anyone was looking to God for help.

3 But all have turned away.

Together, everyone has become evil.

There is no one who does anything good,

not even one.

4 Don’t the wicked understand?

They destroy my people as if they were eating bread.

They do not ask the Lord for help.

5 But the wicked are filled with terror,

because God is with those who do what is right.

6 The wicked upset the plans of the poor,

but the Lord will protect them.

7 I pray that victory will come to Israel from Mount Zion!

May the Lord bring them back.

Then the people of Jacob will rejoice,

and the people of Israel will be glad.

Title For 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 Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men,

To see if there were any that did understand,

That did seek after God.

3 They are all gone aside; they are 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 Jehovah?

5 There were they in great fear;

For God is in the generation of the righteous.

6 Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor,

Because Jehovah is his refuge.

7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!

When Jehovah bringeth back the captivity of his people,

Then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

Title To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, they have done abominable works: there is none that doeth good. 2 Jehovah looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. 3 They have all gone aside, they are together become corrupt: there is none that doeth good, not even one.

4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, eating up my people as they eat bread? They call not upon Jehovah. 5 There were they in great fear; for God is in the generation of the righteous. 6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the afflicted, because Jehovah was his refuge. 7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When Jehovah turneth again the captivity of his people, Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice.

Title For the choir director; by David. 

1 Godless fools say in their hearts, 

“There is no God.” 

They are corrupt. 

They do disgusting things. 

There is no one who does good things. 

2 The Lord looks down from heaven on Adam’s descendants 

to see if there is anyone who acts wisely, 

if there is anyone who seeks help from God. 

3 Everyone has turned away. 

Together they have become rotten to the core. 

No one, not even one person, does good things. 

4 Are all those troublemakers, 

those who devour my people as if they were devouring food, 

so ignorant that they do not call on the Lord? 

5 There they are—panic-stricken 

because God is with the person who is righteous. 

6 They put the advice of oppressed people to shame 

because the Lord is their refuge. 

7 If only salvation for Israel would come from Zion! 

When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people, 

Jacob will rejoice. 

Israel will be glad. 

Title For the choir director. Davidic.

1 The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”

They are corrupt; they do vile deeds.

There is no one who does good.

2 The Lord looks down from heaven on the human race

to see if there is one who is wise,

one who seeks God.

3 All have turned away;

all alike have become corrupt.

There is no one who does good,

not even one.

4 Will evildoers never understand?

They consume My people as they consume bread;

they do not call on the Lord.

5 Then they will be filled with terror,

for God is with those who are righteous.

6 You sinners frustrate the plans of the afflicted,

but the Lord is his refuge.

7 Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion!

When the Lord restores the fortunes of His people,

Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.

Title To the leader. Of David.

1 Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.”

They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds;

there is no one who does good.

2 The Lord looks down from heaven on humankind

to see if there are any who are wise,

who seek after God.

3 They have all gone astray, they are all alike perverse;

there is no one who does good,

no, not one.

4 Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers

who eat up my people as they eat bread,

and do not call upon the Lord?

5 There they shall be in great terror,

for God is with the company of the righteous.

6 You would confound the plans of the poor,

but the Lord is their refuge.

7 O that deliverance for Israel would come from Zion!

When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people,

Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.

Title For the music director. Of David.

1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”

They are corrupt.

They do abominable deeds.

There is none who does good.

2 Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind

to see whether there is one who has insight,

one who cares about God.

3 All have gone astray;

they are altogether corrupt.

There is not one who does good;

there is not even one.

4 All who do evil—do they not know,

they who eat my people as though they were eating bread?

They do not call on Yahweh.

5 There they are very fearful

because God is with the generation of the righteous.

6 You would put to shame the plan of the poor,

because Yahweh is his refuge.

7 Oh that from Zion would come salvation for Israel!

When Yahweh returns the fortunes of his people,

Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be happy.

Title For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 Foolish people say in their hearts,

“There is no God.”

They do all kinds of horrible and evil things.

No one does anything good.

2 The Lord looks down from heaven

on all people.

He wants to see if there are any who understand.

He wants to see if there are any who trust in God.

3 All of them have turned away.

They have all become evil.

No one does anything good,

no one at all.

4 Won’t those who do evil ever learn?

They eat up my people as if they were eating bread.

They don’t call out to the Lord for help.

5 Just look at them! They are filled with terror

because God is among those who do right.

6 You who do evil make it hard for poor people to do what they plan to do.

But the Lord is their place of safety.

7 How I pray that the One who saves Israel will come out of Zion!

Then the Lord will bless his people with great success again.

So let the people of Jacob be filled with joy! Let Israel be glad!

Title For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”

They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds;

There is no one who does good.

2 The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men

To see if there are any who understand,

Who seek after God.

3 They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt;

There is no one who does good, not even one.

4 Do all the workers of wickedness not know,

Who eat up my people as they eat bread,

And do not call upon the Lord?

5 There they are in great dread,

For God is with the righteous generation.

6 You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted,

But the Lord is his refuge.

7 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!

When the Lord restores His captive people,

Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.