The Bible in Basic English BBE
Orthodox Jewish Bible OJB
1 <To the chief music-maker. Of David.> The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
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4 (For the one directing. Of Dovid) The naval (fool) hath said in his lev, There is no Elohim. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, ein oseh tov (there is none that doeth good).
2 The Lord was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God.
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Hashem looked down from Shomayim upon Bnei Adam, to see if there is any with seichel, that seeketh Elohim.
3 They have all gone out of the way together; they are unclean, there is not one who does good, no, not one.
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They are all turned aside, they are all together become corrupt; there is none that doeth tov, no, not one.
4 Have all the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food as they would take bread; they make no prayer to the Lord.
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Have all the workers of iniquity no da’as? Who eat up my people as they eat lechem, and call not upon Hashem.
5 Then were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the upright.
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There they shall be in great dread, for Elohim is with the dor tzaddik.
6 You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.
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Would ye confound the etzah (counsel, plan) of the oni (poor), for Hashem is indeed his refuge!
7 May the salvation of Israel come out of Zion! when the fate of his people is changed by the Lord, Jacob will have joy and Israel will be glad.
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Oh that the Yeshuah (salvation) of Yisroel were come out of Tziyon! When Hashem turns misfortune and brings back the captives of His people, Ya’akov shall rejoice, and Yisroel shall be glad.
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