Psalm 14

Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 14

A Portrait of Sinners

For the choir director. Of David.

¹The fool says in his heart, “There’s no God.”^(A)
They are corrupt; they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.
²The Lord looks down from heaven on the human race^[a]^(B)
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.
³All have turned away;
all alike have become corrupt.
There is no one who does good,
not even one.^(C)

⁴Will evildoers never understand?
They consume my people as they consume bread;^(D)
they do not call on the Lord.^(E)

⁵Then^[b] they will be filled with dread,
for God is with those who are^[c] righteous.^(F)
⁶You sinners frustrate the plans of the oppressed,^(G)
but the Lord is his refuge.^(H)

⁷Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion!
When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people,^[d]
let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.^(I)

Footnotes

14:2 Or the descendants of Adam
14:5 Or There
14:5 Lit with the generation of the
14:7 Or restores his captive people

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