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

They are corrupt and have done abominable iniquity;

there is no one who does good.

2 God looks down from heaven on the children of mankind

to see if there are any who understand,

who seek after him.

3 They have all turned away. Together they have become corrupt.

There is not one who does good, not even one.

4 Do those who commit iniquity have no understanding—

those who devour my people as if they were eating bread

and they do not call on God?

5 They were in great fear, although no reason to fear was there;

for God will scatter the bones of whoever will camp against you;

such people will be put to shame because God has rejected them.

6 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion!

When God brings back his people from the captivity,

then Jacob will rejoice and Israel will be glad!