시편 53

1어리석은 자는 그 마음에 이르기를 하나님이 없다 하도다 저희는 부패하며 가증한 악을 행함이여 선을 행하는 자가 없도다 2하나님이 하늘에서 인생을 굽어 살피사 지각이 있는 자와 하나님을 찾는 자가 있는가 보려 하신즉 3각기 물러나 함께 더러운 자가 되고 선을 행하는 자 없으니 하나도 없도다 4죄악을 행하는 자는 무지하뇨 저희가 떡 먹듯이 내 백성을 먹으면서 하나님을 부르지 아니하는도다 5저희가 두려움이 없는 곳에서 크게 두려워하였으니 너를 대하여 진 친 저희의 뼈를 하나님이 흩으심이라 하나님이 저희를 버리신고로 네가 저희로 수치를 당케 하였도다 6시온에서 이스라엘을 구원하여 줄 자 누구인고 하나님이 그 백성의 포로된 것을 돌이키실 때에 야곱이 즐거워하며 이스라엘이 기뻐하리로다

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.