For the director of music. According to mahalath. A maskil of David.

     1             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 all mankind

                  to see if there are any who understand,

         any who seek God.

     3             Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt;

         there is no one who does good,

         not even one.

     4             Do all these evildoers know nothing?

                  They devour my people as though eating bread;

         they never call on God.

     5             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             Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!

         When God restores his people,

         let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!