✎Economics

For the director of music. Of David.

     1             The fool says in his heart,

         “There is no God.”

                  They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;

         there is no one who does good.

     2             The Lord looks down from heaven

         on all mankind

                  to see if there are any who understand,

         any who seek God.

     3             All have 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 the Lord.

     5             But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,

         for God is present in the company of the righteous.

     6             You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,

         but the Lord is their refuge.

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

         When the Lord restores his people,

         let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!