The Fool Says There Is No God For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath (Mahalath).a A Maskilb of David (beloved). 1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God {Elohim}.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good. 2God {Elohim} looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, 3All have turned away, they have together become corrupt [worthless];c there is no one who does good, not even one <Rom 3:10–12>.d 4Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon God {Elohim}. 5There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God {Elohim} has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, 6Oh, that the salvation of Israel (he wrestles with God) would come from Zion! When God {Elohim} restores His captive people (the fortunes of His people),e let Jacob (he grasps the heel) rejoice, let Israel be glad! Footnotes: 1 a Mahalath is probably a musical or liturgical term; see also Psalm 88:1. 1 b Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. 3 c LXX worthless 3 d Cited in Romans 3:10–12 6 e Or the fortunes of His people The Berean Annotated Bible (BAB) is the Annotated version of the Berean Standard Bible (BSB). The BAB includes over 50,000 points of emphasis using the following system: (Emphasis and Names) {Hebrew and Greek} [Alternate Manuscripts] \Literal translation/ <Measurements and Crossrefs> Second Person Plural: you⁺ your⁺ yours⁺ This version is an early draft and is now in the stage of proofing, consistency checking, and public comment. Please note that meanings for Biblical names are based on Hebrew and Greek roots and can be somewhat subjective. Feel free to Contact us with suggestions or corrections. We are still adding points of emphasis wherever helpful. |
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