Psalm 13

¹ For the end, a Psalm of David.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.

They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in their devices;

there is none that doth goodness, there is not even so much as one.

² ^[1]The Lord looked down from heaven upon the sons of men,

to see if there were any that understood, or sought after God.

³ They are all gone out of the way, they are together become good for nothing,

there is none that doth good, no not one.

Their throat is an open sepulchre;

with their tongues they have used deceit;

the poison of asps is under their lips:

whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness;

their feet are swift to shed blood:

destruction and misery are in their ways;

and the way of peace they have not known:

there is no fear of God before their eyes.

⁴ Will not all the workers of iniquity know,

who eat up my people as they would eat bread?

they have not called upon the Lord.

⁵ There were they alarmed with fear, where there was no fear;

for God is in the righteous generation.

⁶ Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor,

because the Lord is his hope.

⁷ Who will bring the salvation of Israel out of Sion?

when the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people,

let Jacob exult, and Israel be glad.

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