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1 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.2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men,To see if there were any that did understand,That did seek after God.3 They are all gone aside; they are together become filthy;There is none that doeth good, no, not one.4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,Who eat up my people as they eat bread,And call not upon God?5 There were they in great fear;For God is in the generation of the righteous.6 Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor,Because God is his refuge.7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!When God bringeth back the captivity of his people,Then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

The fool hath said in his heart

There is no God

Declares the Psalm, once a simple song

Apparently now absolute

According to Evangelicals

Is the Lord, what a word—

How about potentate?

How about wizir?

Really looking down

Follow the dotted line

To discover men, women, and children

That would be us

Pursuing God?

Is that what He does

Police?

Patrol?

Supervise?

We seek the salvation of Israel

The saying goes

Hoping prophets will return

To reestablish justice

Mercy

And universal love

Did someone say God?

Baby

We can do this ourselves

Can’t we?

Oh