תהילים 53 Psalm 53
1 לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל־מָחֲלַ֗ת [3/2] Revi'i
מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְדָוִֽד׃ [1] Silluq
2 To the choirmaster, on “Mahalath,” [3/2]
a poem of David. [1]
2 אָ֘מַ֤ר נָבָ֣ל בְּ֭לִבּוֹ [3] Dechi
אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים [2] Etnachta
 
הִֽ֝שְׁחִ֗יתוּ [2] Revi'i Mugrash
וְהִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ עָ֝֗וֶל [2] Revi'i Mugrash
אֵ֣ין עֹֽשֵׂה־טֽוֹב׃ [1] Silluq
2 3 2 2 1 A fool says in his heart, [3]
“There is no God.” [2]
 
They behave corruptly, [2]
and do abominable unrighteousness, [2]
there is none who does good. [1]
3 אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים [3] Revi'i
מִשָּׁמַיִם֮ [3] Sinnor
הִשְׁקִ֢יף עַֽל־בְּנֵי־אָ֫דָ֥ם [2] Ole Veyored
 
לִ֭רְאוֹת [3] Dechi
הֲיֵ֣שׁ מַשְׂכִּ֑יל [2] Etnachta
 
דֹּ֝רֵ֗שׁ [2] Revi'i Mugrash
אֶת־אֱלֹהִֽים׃ [1] Silluq
2 3 3 2 3 2 2 God, [3]
from heaven [3]
he looks down on the children of men; [2]
 
to see [3]
is there any who has insight, [2]
 
who seeks [2]
God? [1]
4 כֻּלּ֥וֹ סָג֮ [3] Sinnor
יַחְדָּ֢ו נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ [2] Ole Veyored
 
אֵ֤ין עֹֽשֵׂה־ט֑וֹב [2] Etnachta
אֵ֝֗ין [2] Revi'i Mugrash
גַּם־אֶחָֽד׃ [1] Silluq
2 3 2 2 3 Every one of them backslides, [3]
all together they are corrupt; [2]
 
there is none who does good, [2]
there is not [2]
even one. [1]
5 הֲלֹ֥א יָדְעוּ֮ [3] Sinnor
פֹּ֤עֲלֵ֫י אָ֥וֶן [2] Ole Veyored
 
אֹכְלֵ֣י עַ֭מִּי [3] Dechi
אָ֣כְלוּ לֶ֑חֶם [2] Etnachta
 
אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים [2] Revi'i Mugrash
לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ׃ [1] Silluq
2 3 2 3 2 4 Do they not know, [3]
those who do wickedness? [2]
 
Those who devour my people [3]
as they eat bread, [2]
 
God, [2]
they do not call on. [1]
6 שָׁ֤ם ׀ [4] Mahpakh Legarmeh
פָּ֥חֲדוּ פַחַד֮ [3] Sinnor
לֹא־הָ֢יָה֫ פָ֥חַד [2] Ole Veyored
 
כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֗ים [3] Revi'i
פִּ֭זַּר [3] Dechi
עַצְמ֣וֹת חֹנָ֑ךְ [2] Etnachta
 
הֱ֝בִשֹׁ֗תָה [2] Revi'i Mugrash
כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֥ים מְאָסָֽם׃ [1] Silluq
2 3 4 2 3 3 2 5 There [4]
they are in great fear [3]
where there was no fear; [2]
 
for God, [3]
he has scattered [3]
the bones of those who encamped against you, [2]
 
you have put them to shame, [2]
for God has rejected them. [1]
7 מִ֥י יִתֵּ֣ן מִצִּיּוֹן֮ [3] Sinnor
יְשֻׁע֢וֹת יִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל [2] Ole Veyored
 
בְּשׁ֣וּב אֱ֭לֹהִים [3] Dechi
שְׁב֣וּת עַמּ֑וֹ [2] Etnachta
 
יָגֵ֥ל יַ֝עֲקֹ֗ב [2] Revi'i Mugrash
יִשְׂמַ֥ח יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ [1] Silluq
פ
2 3 2 3 2 6 Oh that from Zion [3]
would be the salvation of Israel; [2]
 
when God turns back [3]
the captivity of his people, [2]
 
let Jacob be glad, [2]
let Israel rejoice! [1]
end of Psalm 53