Parallel Chapters The Natural Man
(Romans 3:9-20; Psalm 53:1-6) 1For the director of music. Of David. The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good. | 1The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good. | 1For the choir director. A Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; There is no one who does good. | 1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. | 1For the choir director. Davidic. The fool says in his heart, "God does not exist." They are corrupt; they do vile deeds. There is no one who does good. |
2The LORD looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. | 2The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. | 2The LORD has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there are any who understand, Who seek after God. | 2The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. | 2The LORD looks down from heaven on the human race to see if there is one who is wise, one who seeks God. |
3All have turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. | 3They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one. | 3They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one. | 3They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. | 3All have turned away; all alike have become corrupt. There is no one who does good, not even one. |
4Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on the LORD. | 4Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers who eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the LORD? | 4Do all the workers of wickedness not know, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And do not call upon the Lord? | 4Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD. | 4Will evildoers never understand? They consume My people as they consume bread; they do not call on the LORD. |
5But there they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous. | 5There they are in great terror, for God is with the generation of the righteous. | 5There they are in great dread, For God is with the righteous generation. | 5There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous. | 5Then they will be filled with terror, for God is with those who are righteous. |
6You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge. | 6You would shame the plans of the poor, but the LORD is his refuge. | 6You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted, But the LORD is his refuge. | 6Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge. | 6You sinners frustrate the plans of the afflicted, but the LORD is his refuge. |
7Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad! | 7Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad. | 7Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad. | 7Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. | 7Oh, that Israel's deliverance would come from Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of His people, Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad. |
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