Refrain:The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. 1The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God.’ • Corrupt are they, and abominable in their wickedness; there is no one that does good. 2God has looked down from heaven upon the children of earth, • to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks after God. 3They are all gone out of the way; all alike have become corrupt; • there is no one that does good, no not one. R 4Have they no knowledge, those evildoers, • who eat up my people as if they ate bread, and do not call upon God? 5There shall they be in great fear, such fear as never was; • for God will scatter the bones of the ungodly. 6They will be put to shame, • because God has rejected them. 7O that Israel’s salvation would come out of Zion! • When God restores the fortunes of his people then will Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad. Refrain:The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Without you, O God, nothing is real, all things are open to corruption and we are deadened by deceit; do not abandon us to our folly, but give us hearts that seek you and, at the last, joy in your heavenly city; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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