Folly of the Godless, and God’s Final Triumph(A)

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

14 The (B)fool has said in his heart,
There is no God.”
They are corrupt,
They have done abominable works,
There is none who does good.

(C)The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
(D)They have all turned aside,
They have together become corrupt;
There is none who does good,
No, not one.

Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And (E)do not call on the Lord?
There they are in great fear,
For God is with the generation of the righteous.
You shame the counsel of the poor,
But the Lord is his (F)refuge.

(G)Oh,[a] that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
(H)When the Lord brings back [b]the captivity of His people,
Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 14:7 Lit. Who will give out of Zion the salvation of Israel?
  2. Psalm 14:7 Or His captive people

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14 Au chef des chantres. De David.

L’insensé dit en son cœur: Il n’y a point de Dieu!
Ils se sont corrompus, ils ont commis des actions abominables;
Il n’en est aucun qui fasse le bien.
L’Eternel, du haut des cieux, regarde les fils de l’homme,
Pour voir s’il y a quelqu’un qui soit intelligent,
Qui cherche Dieu.
Tous sont égarés, tous sont pervertis;
Il n’en est aucun qui fasse le bien,
Pas même un seul[a].
Tous ceux qui commettent l’iniquité ont-ils perdu le sens?
Ils dévorent mon peuple, ils le prennent pour nourriture;
Ils n’invoquent point l’Eternel.
C’est alors qu’ils trembleront d’épouvante,
Quand Dieu paraîtra au milieu de la race des justes.
Jetez l’opprobre sur l’espérance du malheureux…
L’Eternel est son refuge.
Oh! qui fera partir de Sion la délivrance d’Israël?
Quand l’Eternel ramènera les captifs de son peuple,
Jacob sera dans l’allégresse, Israël se réjouira.

Footnotes

  1. Psaumes 14:3 + Ro 3:10-12

Psalm 14

For the music leader. Of David.

14 Fools say in their hearts, There is no God.
    They are corrupt and do evil things;
    not one of them does anything good.

The Lord looks down from heaven on humans
    to see if anyone is wise,
    to see if anyone seeks God,
        but all of them have turned bad.
        Everyone is corrupt.
        No one does good—
        not even one person!

Are they dumb, all these evildoers,
    devouring my people
    like they are eating bread
        but never calling on the Lord?

Count on it:[a] they will be in utter panic
    because God is with the righteous generation.
You evildoers may humiliate
    the plans of those who suffer,
        but the Lord is their refuge.

Let Israel’s salvation come out of Zion!
        When the Lord changes
        his people’s circumstances for the better,
        Jacob will rejoice;
        Israel will celebrate!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 14:5 Or There they will be; cf 53:5

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.