Psalm 14:1-3

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The Fool Says, There Is No God

To the choirmaster. Of David.

14 ^(A)The ^(B)fool says in his heart, ^(C)“There is no God.”
They are ^(D)corrupt, they do abominable deeds;
^(E)there is none who does good.

²The Lord ^(F)looks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who understand,^[a]
who ^(G)seek after God.

³They have all turned aside; together they have become ^(H)corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.

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Psalm 14:2 Or that act wisely

Psalm 14:1-3

New International Version

Psalm 14^(A)

For the director of music. Of David.

¹The 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.

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

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

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Psalm 14:1-3

English Standard Version

The Fool Says, There Is No God

To the choirmaster. Of David.

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Psalm 14:1-3

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Psalm 14^(A)

For the director of music. Of David.

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Psalm 14:1-3 English Standard Version

The Fool Says, There Is No God

To the choirmaster. Of David.

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Psalm 14:1-3 New International Version

Psalm 14(A)

For the director of music. Of David.

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Psalm 14:1-3

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Psalm 14:1-3

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Psalm 14^(A)