The Folly of the Godless and God’s Final Triumph

For the music director. Of David.

1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”

They are corrupt.

They do abominable deeds.

There is none who does good.

2 Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind

to see whether there is one who has insight,

one who cares about God.

3 All have gone astray;

they are altogether corrupt.

There is not one who does good;

there is not even one.

4 All who do evil—do they not know,

they who eat my people as though they were eating bread?

They do not call on Yahweh.

5 There they are very fearful

because God is with the generation of the righteous.

6 You would put to shame the plan of the poor,

becauseYahweh is his refuge.

7 Oh that from Zionwould come salvation for Israel!

When Yahweh returns the fortunes of his people,

Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be happy.