1 - ?For the director of music. Of David.?
The fool
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!