Psalm 14

New American Standard Bible

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.
²The 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.
³They have all ^(F)turned aside, together they are corrupt;
There is ^(G)no one who does good, not even one.

⁴Do 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?
⁵There they are in great dread,
For God is with a ^(K)righteous generation.
⁶You would put to shame the plan of the poor,
But the Lord is his ^(L)refuge.

⁷Oh, 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

Psalm 14:2 Or act wisely

Psalm 51:3

New American Standard Bible

³For I ^(A)know my wrongdoings,
And my sin is constantly before me.

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Psalm 51:3 in all English translations

Psalm 5

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for Protection from the Wicked.

For the music director; for ^[a]flute accompaniment. A Psalm of David.

5 ^(A)Listen to my words, Lord,
Consider my ^(B)sighing.
²Listen to ^(C)the sound of my cry for help, ^(D)my King and my God,
For to You I pray.
³In the morning, Lord, ^[b]You will hear my voice;
In the ^(E)morning I will present my ^[c]prayer to You and be on the ^(F)watch.

⁴For You are not a God ^(G)who takes pleasure in wickedness;
^(H)No evil can dwell with You.
⁵The ^(I)boastful will not ^(J)stand before Your eyes;
You ^(K)hate all who do injustice.
⁶You ^(L)destroy those who speak lies;
The Lord loathes ^(M)the person of bloodshed and deceit.
⁷But as for me, ^(N)by Your abundant graciousness I will enter Your house,
^[d]At Your holy temple I will ^(O)bow in ^(P)reverence for You.

⁸Lord, ^(Q)lead me ^(R)in Your righteousness ^(S)because of my enemies;
Make Your way ^[e]straight before me.
⁹For there is ^(T)nothing ^[f]trustworthy in ^[g]their mouth;
Their ^(U)inward part is destruction itself.
Their ^(V)throat is an open grave;
They ^[h]flatter with their tongue.
¹⁰Make them pay, God;
^(W)Have them fall by their own schemes!
^(X)Scatter them in the multitude of their wrongdoings,
For they are ^(Y)rebellious against You.

¹¹But ^(Z)rejoice, all who ^(AA)take refuge in You,
Sing for joy forever!
And ^[i]may You ^(AB)shelter them,
That those who ^(AC)love Your name may rejoice in You.
¹²For You ^(AD)bless the righteous person, Lord,
You ^(AE)surround him with favor as with a shield.

Footnotes

Psalm 5 Title Heb Nehiloth
Psalm 5:3 Or May You hear
Psalm 5:3 Or sacrifice
Psalm 5:7 Or Toward
Psalm 5:8 Or smooth
Psalm 5:9 Or true
Psalm 5:9 So ancient versions; MT his
Psalm 5:9 Or make their tongue smooth
Psalm 5:11 Or You shelter

Romans 3:10-18

New American Standard Bible

¹⁰as it is written:

“^(A)There is no righteous person, not even one;
¹¹There is no one who understands,
There is no one who seeks out God;
¹²They have all turned aside, together they have become ^[a]corrupt;
There is no one who does good,
There is not even one.”
¹³“^(B)Their throat is an open grave,
With their tongues they keep deceiving,”
“^(C)The venom of ^[b]asps is under their lips”;
¹⁴“^(D)Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness”;
¹⁵“^(E)Their feet are swift to shed blood,
¹⁶Destruction and misery are in their paths,
¹⁷And they have not known the way of peace.”
¹⁸“^(F)There is no fear of God before their eyes.”