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Psalm 14

This is a song that David wrote for the music leader.

God rules the world

14 Only fools say to themselves, ‘There is no God.’
People like that do bad and evil things.
None of them do things that are good and right.
2 The Lord is looking down from heaven.
He looks at the people of the world,
to see if there are any wise people among them.
He looks to see if anyone wants to know God.
3 But everyone has turned away from God.
They have all become evil.
Not even one person does things that are right!
4 Will those evil people never learn?
They destroy my people,
as if they are eating a meal.
They never pray to the Lord .
5 Look at them! Now they are very afraid!
They see that God is with the people who obey him.
6 You wicked people tried to bring shame to poor people.
But the Lord keeps poor people safe.
7 The Lord is the one who can save Israel's people.
Please Lord , come now from your home in Zion!
When the Lord makes his people strong again,
Jacob's descendants will be happy!
Yes, Israel's people will shout with joy! [ a ]

Footnotes

  1. 14:7 God gave to Jacob a new name, ‘Israel’. So Jacob's descendants and Israel's people mean the same people, the Lord 's people.

To the director: A song of David.

14 Only fools think there is no God.
People like that are evil and do terrible things.
They never do what is right.

2 The Lord looks down from heaven
to see if there is anyone who is wise,
anyone who looks to him for help.
3 But everyone has gone the wrong way.
Everyone has turned bad.
No one does anything good.
No, not one person!

4 Those who are evil treat my people like bread to be eaten.
And they never ask for the Lord ’s help.
Don’t they know what they are doing?
5 They will have plenty to fear,
because God is with those who do what is right.
6 You wicked people want to spoil the hopes of the poor,
but the Lord will protect them.

7 I wish the one who lives on Mount Zion
would bring victory to Israel!
When the Lord makes his people successful again,
the people of Jacob will be happy;
the people of Israel will be glad.

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

3 They are all gone aside, they are all 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 the Lord .

5 There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.

6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge.

7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

Foolishness and Wickedness of People.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

14 The fool has ( A ) said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they have committed detestable acts;
There is ( B ) no one who does good.
2 The Lord has ( C ) looked down from heaven upon the sons of mankind
To see if there are any who [ a ] ( D ) understand,
Who ( E ) seek God.
3 They have all ( F ) turned aside, together they are corrupt;
There is ( G ) no one who does good, not even one.

4 Do all the workers of injustice ( H ) not know,
Who ( I ) devour my people as they eat bread,
And ( J ) do not call upon the Lord ?
5 There they are in great dread,
For God is with a ( K ) righteous generation.
6 You would put to shame the plan of the poor,
But the Lord is his ( L ) refuge.

7 Oh, that ( M ) the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord ( N ) restores the fortunes of His people,
Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 14:2 Or act wisely

Psalm 14 ( A )

For the director of music. Of David.

1 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.

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

4 Do all these evildoers know nothing? ( J )

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

7 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.
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