1.לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל-מָחֲלַת, מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִד.lamnatzeach al-machalat, maskil ledavid.For the Leader; upon Mahalath. Maschil of David.
2.אָמַר נָבָל בְּלִבּוֹ, אֵין אֱלֹהִים;הִשְׁחִיתוּ, וְהִתְעִיבוּ עָוֶל-- אֵין עֹשֵׂה-טוֹב.amar naval belibo, ein elohim; hishtitu, vehit'ivu avel-- ein oseh-tov.The fool hath said in his heart: 'There is no God'; they have dealt corruptly, and have done abominable iniquity; there is none that doeth good.
3.אֱלֹהִים-- מִשָּׁמַיִם, הִשְׁקִיף עַל-בְּנֵי-אָדָם:לִרְאוֹת, הֲיֵשׁ מַשְׂכִּיל-- דֹּרֵשׁ, אֶת-אֱלֹהִים.elohim-- mishamayim, hishkif al-bene-adam: lir'ot, hayesh maskil-- doresh, et-elohim.God looked forth from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any man of understanding, that did seek after God.
4.כֻּלּוֹ סָג, יַחְדָּו נֶאֱלָחוּ: אֵין עֹשֵׂה-טוֹב; אֵין, גַּם-אֶחָד.kulo sag, yachdav ne'alachu: ein oseh-tov; ein, gam-echad.Every one of them is unclean, they are together become impure; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
5.הֲלֹא יָדְעוּ, פֹּעֲלֵי-אָוֶן: אֹכְלֵי עַמִּי, אָכְלוּ לֶחֶם; אֱלֹהִים, לֹא קָרָאוּ.halo yade'u, po'alei-aven: okhlei ammi, akhlu lekhem; Elohim, lo karau.'Shall not the workers of iniquity know it, who eat up My people as they eat bread, and call not upon God?'
6.שָׁם, פָּחֲדוּ פַחַד-- לֹא-הָיָה-פָחַד:כִּי-אֱלֹהִים--פִּזַּר, עַצְמוֹת חֹנָךְ; הֱבִשֹׁתָה, כִּי-אֱלֹהִים מְאָסָם.sham, pakhadu fakhad-- lo-hayah-fakhad:ki-Elohim--pizzar, atzmot khonakh; hevishtah, ki-Elohim me'asam.There are they in great fear, where no fear was; for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee; Thou hast put them to shame, because God hath rejected them.
7.מִי יִתֵּן מִצִּיּוֹן, יְשֻׁעוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל:בְּשׁוּב אֱלֹהִים, שְׁבוּת עַמּוֹ; יָגֵל יַעֲקֹב, יִשְׂמַח יִשְׂרָאֵל.mi yitten mitziyon, yeshu'ot Yisrael:beshuv Elohim, shevut ammo; yagel Ya'akov, yismakh Yisrael.Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God turneth the captivity of His people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.