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1. To the director: A song of David. Only fools think there is no God. People like that are evil and do terrible things. They never do what is right.
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1. To the chief Musician H5329 , A Psalm of David H1732 . The fool H5036 hath said H559 in his heart H3820 , There is no H369 God H430 . They are corrupt H7843 , they have done abominable H8581 works H5949 , there is none H369 that doeth H6213 good H2896 .
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2. The Lord looks down from heaven to see if there is anyone who is wise, anyone who looks to him for help.
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2. The LORD H3068 looked down H8259 from heaven H4480 H8064 upon H5921 the children H1121 of men H120 , to see H7200 if there were H3426 any that did understand H7919 , and seek H1875 H853 God H430 .
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3. But everyone has gone the wrong way. Everyone has turned bad. No one does anything good. No, not one person!
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3. They are all H3605 gone aside H5493 , they are all together H3162 become filthy H444 : there is none H369 that doeth H6213 good H2896 , no H369 , not H1571 one H259 .
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4. Those who are evil treat my people like bread to be eaten. And they never ask for the Lord's help. Don't they know what they are doing?
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4. Have all H3605 the workers H6466 of iniquity H205 no H3808 knowledge H3045 ? who eat up H398 my people H5971 as they eat H398 bread H3899 , and call H7121 not H3808 upon the LORD H3068 .
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5. They will have plenty to fear, because God is with those who do what is right.
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5. There H8033 were they in great fear H6342 H6343 : for H3588 God H430 is in the generation H1755 of the righteous H6662 .
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6. You wicked people want to spoil the hopes of the poor, but the Lord will protect them.
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6. Ye have shamed H954 the counsel H6098 of the poor H6041 , because H3588 the LORD H3068 is his refuge H4268 .
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7. I wish the one who lives on Mount Zion would bring victory to Israel! When the Lord makes his people successful again, the people of Jacob will be happy; the people of Israel will be glad.
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7. Oh that H4310 H5414 the salvation H3444 of Israel H3478 were come out of Zion H4480 H6726 ! when the LORD H3068 bringeth back H7725 the captivity H7622 of his people H5971 , Jacob H3290 shall rejoice H1523 , and Israel H3478 shall be glad H8055 .
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