Salmi 53

1Al Capo de’ musici. Mestamente. Cantico di Davide. Lo stolto ha detto nel suo cuore: Non c’è Dio. Si sono corrotti, si son resi abominevoli con la loro malvagità, non v’è alcuno che faccia il bene. 2Iddio ha riguardato dal cielo sui figliuoli degli uomini per vedere se vi fosse alcuno che avesse intelletto, che cercasse Iddio. 3Tutti si son tratti indietro, tutti quanti si son corrotti, non v’è alcuno che faccia il bene, neppur uno. 4Son essi senza conoscenza questi operatori d’iniquità, che mangiano il mio popolo come mangiano il pane, e non invocano Iddio? 5Ecco là, son presi da grande spavento, ove prima non c’era spavento; poiché Dio ha disperse le ossa di quelli che ti assediavano; tu li hai coperti di confusione, perché Iddio li disdegna. 6Oh chi recherà da Sion la salvezza d’Israele? Quando Iddio farà ritornare gli esuli del suo popolo, Giacobbe festeggerà, Israele si rallegrerà.

1The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good. 2God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God. 3Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one. 4Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on God? 5There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them. 6Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

1Een onderwijzing van David, voor den opperzangmeester, op Machalath. 2De dwaas zegt in zijn hart: Er is geen God; zij verderven het, en zij bedrijven gruwelijk onrecht; er is niemand, die goed doet. 3God heeft van den hemel nedergezien op de mensenkinderen, om te zien, of iemand verstandig ware, die God zocht. 4Een ieder van hen is teruggekeerd, te zamen zijn zij stinkende geworden, er is niemand, die goed doet, ook niet een. 5Hebben dan de werkers der ongerechtigheid geen kennis, die Mijn volk opeten, alsof zij brood aten? Zij roepen God niet aan. 6Aldaar zijn zij met vervaardheid vervaard geworden, waar geen vervaardheid was; want God heeft de beenderen desgenen, die u belegerde, verstrooid; gij hebt hen beschaamd gemaakt, want God heeft hen verworpen. Och, dat Israels verlossingen uit Sion kwamen! Als God de gevangenen Zijns volks zal doen wederkeren, dan zal zich Jakob verheugen, Israel zal verblijd zijn.