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The fool hath said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt and have done abominable iniquity; there is none that doeth good.
For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none that doeth good.
To the Chief Musician; in a mournful strain. A skillful song, or didactic or reflective poem of David. The [empty-headed] fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt and evil, and have committed repulsive injustice; There is no one who does good.
The [empty-headed] fool has said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt and evil are they, and doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.
To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
For the choir director: on Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There’s no God.” They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds. There is no one who does good.
Fools say in their hearts, There’s no God. They are corrupt and do horrible deeds; not one of them does anything good.
For the leader. On machalat. A maskil of David:
(A special psalm by David for the music leader. To the tune “Mahalath.”) Only a fool would say, “There is no God!” People like that are worthless! They are heartless and cruel and never do right.
To the chief Musician. On Mahalath: an instruction. Of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have corrupted themselves, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
Unto the end, In verses, understanding for David.
To the director: Use the mahalath. A maskil of David. Only fools think there is no God. People like that are evil and do terrible things. They never do what is right.
David wrote this special song for the music leader. Use the music called Mahalath. A fool thinks that there is no God. People like that are bad. They do evil things. None of them does anything that is good.
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They commit horrible evil. There is no one who does good.
To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.
To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.
For the director of music. By mahalath [C perhaps “sickness”]. A ·maskil [skillful psalm; meditation] of David. Fools say ·to themselves [L in their hearts], “There is no God [C Psalm 14 largely parallels this psalm].” ·Fools are evil [L They are corrupt] and do ·terrible [detestable] things [Deut. 32:5]; none of them does anything good.
1 He describeth the crooked nature. 4 The cruelty, 5 And punishment of the wicked, when they look not for it, 6 And desireth the deliverance of the godly, that they may rejoice together. To him that excelleth on Mahalath. A Psalm of David to give instruction. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God, they have corrupted and done abominable wickedness, there is none that doeth good.
For the choir director; according to mahalath, a maskil by David. Godless fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They do disgusting things. There is no one who does good things.
Fools say to themselves, “There is no God.” They are all corrupt, and they have done terrible things; there is no one who does what is right.
For the choir director: on Mahalath. A Davidic Maskil. The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.” They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds. There is no one who does good.
For the director of music. By mahalath. A maskil of David. A wicked fool says to himself, “There is no God.” Fools are evil. They do terrible things. None of them does anything good.
To the Director: Upon machalath. A Davidic instruction. Fools say to themselves “There is no God.” They are corrupt and commit iniquity; not one of them practices what is good.
To the Overcomer upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. ¶ The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves and have done abominable iniquity; there is no one that does good.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
For the choir director. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The wicked fool says in his heart, “There is no God,” They act corruptly, and commit abominable injustice; There is no one who does good.
For the music director, according to Mahalath. A maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt and they have done abominable iniquity. There is none who does good.
Only a fool would say to himself, “There is no God.” And why does he say it? Because of his wicked heart, his dark and evil deeds. His life is corroded with sin.
Bilious and bloated, they gas, “God is gone.” It’s poison gas— they foul themselves, they poison Rivers and skies; thistles are their cash crop. God sticks his head out of heaven. He looks around. He’s looking for someone not stupid— one man, even, God-expectant, just one God-ready woman.
For the Music Director. According to Mahalath. A Contemplative Maskil of David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abhorrent injustice; there is none who does good.
For the choir director; according to mahalath, a maskil by David. Godless fools say in their hearts, “There is no Elohim.” They are corrupt. They do disgusting things. There is no one who does good things.
For the leader; according to Mahalath. A maskil of David.
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice; There is no one who does good.
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God,” They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice; There is no one who does good.
For the director. According to Mahalath. A maskil of David.
For the director of music. By mahalath. A maskil of David. Fools say to themselves, “There is no God.” Fools are evil and do terrible things; none of them does anything good.
For the music director, according to the machalath style; a well-written song by David. Fools say to themselves, “There is no God.” They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.
For the director of music. According to mahalath. A maskil of David. Foolish people say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They do all kinds of horrible and evil things. No one does anything good.
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good.
For the director of music. According to mahalath. A maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’ They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good.
To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath.” A Contemplation of David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none who does good.
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are sinful and have done bad things. There is no one who does good.
For the choir director: A meditation; a psalm of David. Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good!
To the leader: according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. Fools say in their hearts, ‘There is no God.’ They are corrupt, they commit abominable acts; there is no one who does good.
To the leader: according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. Fools say in their hearts, ‘There is no God.’ They are corrupt, they commit abominable acts; there is no one who does good.
To the leader: according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they commit abominable acts; there is no one who does good.
To the leader: according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; they commit abominable acts; there is no one who does good.
(For the one directing. According to ma’alot. Maskil of Dovid). The naval (fool) hath said in his lev, Ein Elohim (There is no G-d). Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity; there is none that doeth tov.
To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none that does good.
To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none that does good.
For the music director: on Mahalath, a contemplative song of David.
For the worship leader. A contemplative song of David. A song for the dance. The foolish are convinced deep down that there is no God. Their souls are polluted, and they commit gross injustice. Not one of them does good.
For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Mahalath.” A contemplation by David. The 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.
To the overcomer by the quire, the learning of David. The unwise man said in his heart, God is not. They be corrupt, and made abominable in their wickednesses; none is that doeth good. (To the overcomer, or the victor, the teaching of David. The fool said in his heart, There is no God. Such men be corrupt, and they be made abominable in their wickednesses; there is no one who doeth good, no not one.)
To the Overseer. -- `On a disease.' -- An instruction, by David. A fool said in his heart, `There is no God.' They have done corruptly, Yea, they have done abominable iniquity, There is none doing good.
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