Psalms 53

Psalm 53 declares that the **nā‘bāl** (fool) says in his heart 'There is no God,' describing universal human corruption where none seek YHWH or do good, as evildoers devour His people like bread.[1][2] It foretells divine judgment scattering the bones of attackers, shaming them since Elohim rejects them, with a plea for salvation from Zion to restore Ya‘aqob and Yisra’el.[1][2]

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Interlinear Text

Verse 1

To the choirmaster to the overseeing one to the overseeing one on upon upon Mahalath sickness Mahalath a Maskil insight-imparting composition insight-imparting composition of David to David to David

לַ/מְנַצֵּ֥חַ 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 lamenatsecha To the choirmaster to the overseeing one to the overseeing one HRd/Vprmsa עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR מָחֲלַ֗ת 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤕 machalat Mahalath sickness Mahalath HNcfsa מַשְׂכִּ֥יל 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤋 masekil a Maskil insight-imparting composition insight-imparting composition HNcmsa לְ/דָוִֽד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid of David to David to David HR/Np

Verse 2

said he said he said fool withered-minded man fool in-his-heart in his inner-core in his heart no there is not there is not God mighty ones Elohim they-have-corrupted they brought to ruin they ruined and-have-done-abominable they made abhorrent and have acted abominably iniquity injustice injustice no there is not there is not who-does doer doer good good good

אָ֘מַ֤ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar said he said he said HVqp3ms נָבָ֣ל 𐤍𐤁𐤋 naval fool withered-minded man fool HAamsa בְּ֭/לִבּ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤋𐤁/𐤅 belibo in-his-heart in his inner-core in his heart HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn no there is not there is not HTn אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa הִֽ֝שְׁחִ֗יתוּ 𐤄𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤅 hishechitu they-have-corrupted they brought to ruin they ruined HVhp3cp וְ/הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤕𐤏𐤉𐤁𐤅 vehiteivu and-have-done-abominable they made abhorrent and have acted abominably HC/Vhp3cp עָ֝֗וֶל 𐤏𐤅𐤋 avel iniquity injustice injustice HNcbsa אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn-2 no there is not there is not HTn עֹֽשֵׂה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh who-does doer doer HVqrmsc טֽוֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good good HAamsa

Verse 3

God mighty ones Elohim from heaven from the lofty-heavens from the lofty-heavens looked down he caused himself to look out from above looked down upon upon upon sons of sons of sons of mankind human being human being to see to see to see if there is is there? if there is any who understands one who makes wise one who understands who seeks the seeking-one who seeks [direct object marker] object-marker [·] God mighty ones Elohim

אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa מִ/שָּׁמַיִם֮ 𐤌/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 mishamayim from heaven from the lofty-heavens from the lofty-heavens HR/Ncmpa הִשְׁקִ֪יף 𐤄𐤔𐤒𐤉𐤐 hisheqif looked down he caused himself to look out from above looked down HVhp3ms עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR בְּנֵ֫י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc אָדָ֥ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam mankind human being human being HNcmsa לִ֭/רְאוֹת 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 lireot to see to see to see HR/Vqc הֲ/יֵ֣שׁ 𐤄/𐤉𐤔 hayesh if there is is there? if there is HTi/Tm מַשְׂכִּ֑יל 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤋 masekil any who understands one who makes wise one who understands HVhrmsa דֹּ֝רֵ֗שׁ 𐤃𐤓𐤔 doresh who seeks the seeking-one who seeks HVqrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo אֱלֹהִֽים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim-2 Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa

Verse 4

all of them his entirety all of them have turned aside he turned back have turned aside together as one together together they have become corrupt they have become defiled they have become defiled there is none there is not there is not who does doer doer good good good there is not there is not there is not even one also even one one one

כֻּלּ֥/וֹ 𐤊𐤋/𐤅 kulo all of them his entirety all of them HNcmsc/Sp3ms סָג֮ 𐤎𐤂 sag have turned aside he turned back have turned aside HVqp3ms יַחְדָּ֪ו 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 yachedav together as one together together HD נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ 𐤍𐤀𐤋𐤇𐤅 neelachu they have become corrupt they have become defiled they have become defiled HVNp3cp אֵ֤ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is none there is not there is not HTn עֹֽשֵׂה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh who does doer doer HVqrmsc ט֑וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good good HAamsa אֵ֝֗ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn-2 there is not there is not there is not HTn גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam even one also even HTa אֶחָֽד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one one HAcmsa

Verse 5

Is it not? is it not? is it not they knew they knew they knew workers of accomplishers of accomplishers of iniquity worthless wickedness wickedness eaters of eaters of eaters of my people my people my people they ate they consumed they ate bread bread bread God mighty ones Elohim not not not they called they called they called

הֲ/לֹ֥א 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo Is it not? is it not? is it not HTi/Tn יָדְעוּ֮ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 yadeu they knew they knew they knew HVqp3cp פֹּ֤עֲלֵ֫י 𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤉 poaley workers of accomplishers of accomplishers of HVqrmpc אָ֥וֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven iniquity worthless wickedness wickedness HNcmsa אֹכְלֵ֣י 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤉 okheley eaters of eaters of eaters of HVqrmpc עַ֭מִּ/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs אָ֣כְלוּ 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 akhelu they ate they consumed they ate HVqp3cp לֶ֑חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread bread HNcbsa אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn קָרָֽאוּ 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 qarau they called they called they called HVqp3cp

Verse 6

there in that place there they-were-afraid they trembled in fear they trembled in fear fear intense dread intense dread not not not had-been he was / he became there was fear intense dread intense dread for for/because for God mighty ones Elohim He-has-scattered he scattered abroad he scattered abroad bones bones of bones of of-your-encampment your encamping your encamping You-have-put-to-shame you have put to shame you have put to shame for for/because for God mighty ones Elohim has-rejected-them he rejected them he rejected them

שָׁ֤ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place there HD פָּֽחֲדוּ 𐤐𐤇𐤃𐤅 pachadu they-were-afraid they trembled in fear they trembled in fear HVqp3cp פַחַד֮ 𐤐𐤇𐤃 fachad fear intense dread intense dread HNcmsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn הָ֪יָה֫ 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah had-been he was / he became there was HVqp3ms פָ֥חַד 𐤐𐤇𐤃 fachad-2 fear intense dread intense dread HNcmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC אֱלֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa פִּ֭זַּר 𐤐𐤆𐤓 pizar He-has-scattered he scattered abroad he scattered abroad HVpp3ms עַצְמ֣וֹת 𐤏𐤑𐤌𐤅𐤕 atsemot bones bones of bones of HNcfpc חֹנָ֑/ךְ 𐤇𐤍/𐤊 chonakhe of-your-encampment your encamping your encamping HVqrmsc/Sp2fs הֱ֝בִשֹׁ֗תָה 𐤄𐤁𐤔𐤕𐤄 hevishotah You-have-put-to-shame you have put to shame you have put to shame HVhp2ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because for HC אֱלֹהִ֥ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim-2 Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa מְאָסָֽ/ם 𐤌𐤀𐤎/𐤌 measam has-rejected-them he rejected them he rejected them HVqp3ms/Sp3mp

Verse 7

Who who? Who will give he will give he will give out of Zion from Zion from Tsion salvations deliverances of deliverances of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael when returning in returning in returning God mighty ones Elohim captivity captivity-of captivity-of of his people his gathered people his people will rejoice he will exult he will rejoice Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov will be glad he will rejoice he will rejoice Israel El-Contends Yiserael

מִ֥י 𐤌𐤉 mi Who who? Who HTi יִתֵּ֣ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten will give he will give he will give HVqi3ms מִ/צִּיּוֹן֮ 𐤌/𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 mitsion out of Zion from Zion from Tsion HR/Np יְשֻׁע֪וֹת 𐤉𐤔𐤏𐤅𐤕 yeshuot salvations deliverances of deliverances of HNcfpc יִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp בְּ/שׁ֣וּב 𐤁/𐤔𐤅𐤁 beshuv when returning in returning in returning HR/Vqc אֱ֭לֹהִים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa שְׁב֣וּת 𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕 shevut captivity captivity-of captivity-of HNcfsc עַמּ֑/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo of his people his gathered people his people HNcmsc/Sp3ms יָגֵ֥ל 𐤉𐤂𐤋 yagel will rejoice he will exult he will rejoice HVqi3ms יַ֝עֲקֹ֗ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp יִשְׂמַ֥ח 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 yisemach will be glad he will rejoice he will rejoice HVqi3ms יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp

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