Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
1 Fools say to themselves, "There is no God!" They are all corrupt, and they have done terrible things; there is no one who does what is right.
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<<For the Chief Musician. By David.>> 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 at us humans to see if there are any who are wise, any who worship him.
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Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, To see if there were any who did understand, Who did seek after God.
3 But they have all gone wrong; they are all equally bad. Not one of them does what is right, not a single one.
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They have all gone aside; they have together become corrupt. There is none who does good, no, not one.
4 "Don't they know?" asks the Lord. "Are all these evildoers ignorant? They live by robbing my people, and they never pray to me."
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Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And don't call on Yahweh?
5 But then they will be terrified, for God is with those who obey him.
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There were they in great fear, For God is in the generation of the righteous.
6 Evildoers frustrate the plans of the humble, but the Lord is their protection.
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You put to shame the counsel of the poor, Because Yahweh is his refuge.
7 How I pray that victory will come to Israel from Zion. How happy the people of Israel will be when the Lord makes them prosperous again!
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Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When Yahweh restores the fortunes of his people, Then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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