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Psalm 14(A)

For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.

The fool has said in his heart,
    “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds,
    there is none who does good.

The Lord looks down from heaven
    on the children of men,
to see if there are any who understand,
    who seek God.
They all turn aside,
    together they become corrupt;
there is none who does good,
    not even one.

Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
    who eat my people as they eat bread,
    but do not call on the Lord?
There they were in great fear,
    for God is with the generation of the righteous.
You shame the counsel of the poor,
    but the Lord is his refuge.

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion!
    When the Lord turns back the captivity of His people,
    Jacob will rejoice, and Israel will be glad.

Psalm 14(A)

For the director of music. Of David.

The fool[a] says in his heart,
    “There is no God.”(B)
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
    there is no one who does good.

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

Do all these evildoers know nothing?(J)

They devour my people(K) as though eating bread;
    they never call on the Lord.(L)
But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
    for God is present in the company of the righteous.
You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
    but the Lord is their refuge.(M)

Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!(N)
    When the Lord restores(O) his people,
    let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 14:1 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Psalms denote one who is morally deficient.