1The fool says in his heart,
“God does not exist.”
All have strayed, all are perverted,
there is no one who does good.
2The Lord looks down from heaven
upon the race of Adam,
to see if there are any
who seek God and act wisely. 3They have all turned aside:
corrupt – all of them alike.
4Will they ever learn – these doers of evil?
For they devour my people,
– that is their food –
and do not call upon the Lord.
5But suddenly terror strikes them:
God was on the side of the just!
6You may confound the hope of the poor,
but the Lord is their refuge.
7Oh would that I see
Israel’s salvation coming from Zion!
When the Lord brings home the exiles,
what joy it will be for Jacob,
what happiness for Israel!
