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To the victor, upon a machalath*; a maskil* of◦ David.
2 The fool has said in his heart, there is no God.
They have corrupted,
and have made··abominable their perversity;
there is none who does good.
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3 God looks··down from the heavens upon the sons of man
to see if there be◦ one who has··intelligence,
who inquires··after God.
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4 Everyone is turned··away; together they have become··filthy◦;
there is none who does good,
not◦ even one.
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5 Do not the workers of iniquity◦ know,
eating··up my people, as if they eat··up bread?
God they call not.
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6 There they dreaded with dread, where there was not dread;
for God has scattered◦ the bones of him who encamps against thee.
Thou hast made· them ·ashamed, because◦ God has rejected them.
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7 Who shall give the salvation of Israel out··of Zion?
When God turns··back the captivity of His people,
Jacob shall rejoice,
Israel shall be··glad.
