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1 Fools say in their hearts, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they commit abominable acts; there is no one who does 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 looks down from heaven on humankind to see if there are any who are wise, who seek after God.
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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 They have all fallen away, they are all alike perverse; there is no one who does good, no, not one.
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Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
4 Have they no knowledge, those evildoers, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and do not call upon God?
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Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on God.
5 There they shall be in great terror, in terror such as has not been. For God will scatter the bones of the ungodly; they will be put to shame, for 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 O that deliverance for Israel would come from Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice; 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!