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1 Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." Fools are evil and do terrible things; none of them does anything good.
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The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good.
2 God looked down from heaven on all people to see if anyone was wise, if anyone was looking to God for help.
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God looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.
3 But all have turned away. Together, everyone has become evil; none of them does anything good. Not a single person.
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Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
4 Don't the wicked understand? They destroy my people as if they were eating bread. They do not ask God for help.
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Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on God.
5 The wicked are filled with terror where there had been nothing to fear. God will scatter the bones of your enemies. You will defeat them, because God has rejected them.
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But there they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to dread. God scattered the bones of those who attacked you; you put them to shame, for God despised them.
6 I pray that victory will come to Israel from Mount Zion! May God bring them back. Then the people of Jacob will rejoice, and the people of Israel will be glad.
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Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
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