1
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.
לַ/מְנַצֵּ֥חַ
nâtsach H5329
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e.…
עַֽל
ʻal H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet…
מָחֲלַ֗ת
machălath H4257
'Machalath', probably the title (initial word)…
מַשְׂכִּ֥יל
maskîyl H4905
instructive, i.e. a didactic poem
לְ/דָוִֽד
Dâvid H1732
David, the youngest son of Jesse
2
God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.
אָ֘מַ֤ר
ʼâmar H559
to say (used with great latitude)
נָבָ֣ל
nâbâl H5036
stupid; wicked (especially impious)
בְּ֭/לִבּ/וֹ
lêb H3820
the heart; also used (figuratively) very…
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin H369
a non-entity; generally used as a…
אֱלֹהִ֑ים
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
הִֽ֝שְׁחִ֗יתוּ
shâchath H7843
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally…
וְ/הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ
taʻâb H8581
to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest
עָ֝֗וֶל
ʻevel H5766
(moral) evil
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin H369
a non-entity; generally used as a…
עֹֽשֵׂה
ʻâsâh H6213
to do or make, in the…
טֽוֹב
ṭôwb H2896
good (as an adjective) in the…
3
Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.
אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
מִ/שָּׁמַיִם֮
shâmayim H8064
the sky (as aloft; the dual…
הִשְׁקִ֪יף
shâqaph H8259
properly, to lean out (of a…
עַֽל
ʻal H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet…
בְּנֵ֫י
bên H1121
a son (as a builder of…
אָדָ֥ם
ʼâdâm H120
ruddy i.e. a human being (an…
לִ֭/רְאוֹת
râʼâh H7200
to see, literally or figuratively (in…
הֲ/יֵ֣שׁ
yêsh H3426
there is or are (or any…
מַשְׂכִּ֑יל
sâkal H7919
to be (causatively, make or act)…
דֹּ֝רֵ֗שׁ
dârash H1875
properly, to tread or frequent; usually…
אֶת
ʼêth H853
properly, self (but generally used to…
אֱלֹהִֽים
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
4
Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on God?
כֻּלּ֥/וֹ
kôl H3605
properly, the whole; hence, all, any…
סָג֮
çûwg H5472
properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication)…
יַחְדָּ֪ו
yachad H3162
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ
ʼâlach H444
to muddle, i.e. (figuratively and intransitive)…
אֵ֤ין
ʼayin H369
a non-entity; generally used as a…
עֹֽשֵׂה
ʻâsâh H6213
to do or make, in the…
ט֑וֹב
ṭôwb H2896
good (as an adjective) in the…
אֵ֝֗ין
ʼayin H369
a non-entity; generally used as a…
גַּם
gam H1571
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also,…
אֶחָֽד
ʼechâd H259
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as…
5
There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.
הֲ/לֹ֥א
lôʼ H3808
not (the simple or abs. negation);…
יָדְעוּ֮
yâdaʻ H3045
to know (properly, to ascertain by…
פֹּ֤עֲלֵ֫י
pâʻal H6466
to do or make (systematically and…
אָ֥וֶן
ʼâven H205
strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness;…
אֹכְלֵ֣י
ʼâkal H398
to eat (literally or figuratively)
עַ֭מִּ/י
ʻam H5971
a people (as a congregated unit);…
אָ֣כְלוּ
ʼâkal H398
to eat (literally or figuratively)
לֶ֑חֶם
lechem H3899
food (for man or beast), especially…
אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
לֹ֣א
lôʼ H3808
not (the simple or abs. negation);…
קָרָֽאוּ
qârâʼ H7121
to call out to (i.e. properly,…
6
Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
שָׁ֤ם
shâm H8033
there (transferring to time) then; often…
פָּֽחֲדוּ
pâchad H6342
to be startled (by a sudden…
פַחַד֮
pachad H6343
a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object…
לֹא
lôʼ H3808
not (the simple or abs. negation);…
הָ֪יָה֫
hâyâh H1961
to exist, i.e. be or become,…
פָ֥חַד
pachad H6343
a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object…
כִּֽי
kîy H3588
(by implication) very widely used as…
אֱלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
פִּ֭זַּר
pâzar H6340
to scatter, whether in enmity or…
עַצְמ֣וֹת
ʻetsem H6106
a bone (as strong); by extension,…
חֹנָ֑/ךְ
chânâh H2583
properly, to incline; by implication, to…
הֱ֝בִשֹׁ֗תָה
bûwsh H954
properly, to pale, i.e. by implication…
כִּֽי
kîy H3588
(by implication) very widely used as…
אֱלֹהִ֥ים
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
מְאָסָֽ/ם
mâʼaç H3988
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
7
מִ֥י
mîy H4310
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom,…
יִתֵּ֣ן
nâthan H5414
to give, used with greatest latitude…
מִ/צִּיּוֹן֮
Tsîyôwn H6726
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a…
יְשֻׁע֪וֹת
yᵉshûwʻâh H3444
something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence,…
יִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל
Yisrâʼêl H3478
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob;…
בְּ/שׁ֣וּב
shûwb H7725
to turn back (hence, away) transitively…
אֱ֭לֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
שְׁב֣וּת
shᵉbûwth H7622
exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former…
עַמּ֑/וֹ
ʻam H5971
a people (as a congregated unit);…
יָגֵ֥ל
gîyl H1523
properly, to spin round (under the…
יַ֝עֲקֹ֗ב
Yaʻăqôb H3290
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
יִשְׂמַ֥ח
sâmach H8055
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively)…
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl H3478
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob;…