The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that would understand, and seek God.

[a]All are gone out of the way: they are all corrupt: there is none that doeth good, no not one.

Do not all the workers of iniquity know that they eat up my people, as they eat bread? they call not upon the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 14:3 David here maketh comparison between the faithful and the reprobate, but S. Paul speaketh the same of all men naturally, Rom. 3:10.

The Lord looks down from heaven(A)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,(B)
    any who seek God.(C)
All have turned away,(D) all have become corrupt;(E)
    there is no one who does good,(F)
    not even one.(G)

Do all these evildoers know nothing?(H)

They devour my people(I) as though eating bread;
    they never call on the Lord.(J)

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