For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity;
There is none that doeth good.
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there were any that did {Or, deal wisely}understand,
That did seek after God.
Every one of them is gone back; they are together become filthy;
There is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And call not upon God?
There were they in great fear, where no fear was;
For God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee:
Thou hast put them to shame, because God hath rejected them.
Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!
When God {Or, returneth to}bringeth back the captivity of his people,
Then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
Querverweise zu Psalm 53,2 Ps 53,2
Jehovah is in his holy temple;Jehovah, his throne is in heaven;His eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; {Or, Good repute}A good understanding have all they that do {Hebrew: them.}his commandments:His praise endureth for ever.
The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith, He will not require it.All his thoughts are, There is no God.
Jehovah looketh from heaven;He beholdeth all the sons of men;
Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, that shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee,Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.
From the place of his habitation he looketh forthUpon all the inhabitants of the earth,
And unto man he said,Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;And to depart from evil is understanding.
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary;From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;
and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Jehovah is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
For mine eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity concealed from mine eyes.
Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast put away the Asheroth out of the land, and hast set thy heart to seek God.
Can any hide himself in secret places so that I shall not see him? saith Jehovah. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith Jehovah.
Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near: