Psalm 53 #catechesis/bible/psalm
[!abstract] The general corruption of man before the coming of Christ.
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GR εἰς τὸ τέλος ὑπὲρ μαελεθ συνέσεως τῷ Δαυιδ
LA Dixit insipiens in corde suo: Non est Deus.
EN The fool said in his heart: There is no God.
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GR εἶπεν ἄφρων ἐν καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔστιν θεός διεφθάρησαν καὶ ἐβδελύχθησαν ἐν ἀνομίαις οὐκ ἔστιν ποιῶν ἀγαθόν
LA Corrupti sunt, et abominabiles facti sunt in iniquitatibus; non est qui faciat bonum.
EN They are corrupted, and become abominable in iniquities: there is none that does good.
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GR ὁ θεὸς ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ διέκυψεν ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν ἀνθρώπων τοῦ ἰδεῖν εἰ ἔστιν συνίων ἢ ἐκζητῶν τὸν θεόν
LA Deus de cælo prospexit super filios hominum, ut videat si est intelligens, aut requirens Deum.
EN God looked down from heaven on the children of men: to see if there were any that did understand, or did seek God.
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GR πάντες ἐξέκλιναν ἅμα ἠχρεώθησαν οὐκ ἔστιν ποιῶν ἀγαθόν οὐκ ἔστιν ἕως ἑνός
LA Omnes declinaverunt; simul inutiles facti sunt: non est qui faciat bonum, non est usque ad unum.
EN All have gone aside, they have become unprofitable together, there is none that does good, no not one.
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GR οὐχὶ γνώσονται πάντες οἱ ἐργαζόμενοι τὴν ἀνομίαν οἱ ἔσθοντες τὸν λαόν μου βρώσει ἄρτου τὸν θεὸν οὐκ ἐπεκαλέσαντο
LA Nonne scient omnes qui operantur iniquitatem, qui devorant plebem meam ut cibum panis?
EN Shall not all the workers of iniquity know, who eat up my people as they eat bread?
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GR ἐκεῖ φοβηθήσονται φόβον οὗ οὐκ ἦν φόβος ὅτι ὁ θεὸς διεσκόρπισεν ὀστᾶ ἀνθρωπαρέσκων κατῃσχύνθησαν ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ἐξουδένωσεν αὐτούς
LA Deum non invocaverunt; illic trepidaverunt timore, ubi non erat timor. Quoniam Deus dissipavit ossa eorum qui hominibus placent: confusi sunt, quoniam Deus sprevit eos.
EN They have not called upon God: there have they trembled for fear, where there was no fear. For God has scattered the bones of them that please men: they have been confounded, because God has despised them.
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GR τίς δώσει ἐκ Σιων τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ Ισραηλ ἐν τῷ ἐπιστρέψαι κύριον τὴν αἰχμαλωσίαν τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ ἀγαλλιάσεται Ιακωβ καὶ εὐφρανθήσεται Ισραηλ
LA Quis dabit ex Sion salutare Israël? cum converterit Deus captivitatem plebis suæ, exsultabit Jacob, et lætabitur Israël.
EN Who will give out of Sion the salvation of Israel? When God shall bring back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
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[!note]- Maeleth…
Or Machalath. A musical instrument, or a chorus of musicians, for St. Jerome renders it, per chorum. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
[!note]- God hath scattered the bones, etc…
That is, God has brought to nothing the strength of all those that seek to please men, to the prejudice of their duty to their Maker. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
