Psalm 14-16

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.

Description of a Citizen of Zion.

A Psalm of David.

15 Lord, who may reside ^(O)in Your tent?
Who may settle on Your ^(P)holy hill?
²One who ^(Q)walks with integrity, practices righteousness,
And ^(R)speaks truth in his heart.
³He ^(S)does not slander ^[b]with his tongue,
Nor ^(T)do evil to his neighbor,
Nor ^(U)bring shame on his friend;
⁴A despicable person is despised in his eyes,
But he ^(V)honors those who fear the Lord;
He ^(W)takes an oath to his own detriment, and does not change;
⁵He ^(X)does not ^[c]lend his money ^[d]at interest,
Nor ^(Y)does he take a bribe against the innocent.
^(Z)One who does these things will never be shaken.

The Lord, the Psalmist’s Portion in Life and Salvation in Death.

A ^[e]Mikhtam of David.

16 ^(AA)Protect me, God, for ^(AB)I take refuge in You.
²^[f]I said to the Lord, “You are ^[g]my Lord;
I ^(AC)have nothing good besides You.”
³As for the ^[h]^(AD)saints who are on the earth,
^[i]They are the majestic ones; ^(AE)all my delight is in them.
⁴^[j]The ^(AF)pains of those who have acquired another god will be multiplied;
I will not pour out their drink offerings of ^(AG)blood,
Nor will I ^(AH)take their names upon my lips.

⁵The Lord is the ^(AI)portion of my inheritance and my ^(AJ)cup;
You support my ^(AK)lot.
⁶The measuring ^(AL)lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
Indeed, my inheritance is ^(AM)beautiful to me.

⁷I will bless the Lord who has ^(AN)advised me;
Indeed, my ^[k]^(AO)mind instructs me in the night.
⁸^(AP)I have ^(AQ)set the Lord continually before me;
Because He is ^(AR)at my right hand, ^(AS)I will not be shaken.
⁹Therefore ^(AT)my heart is glad and ^(AU)my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will ^(AV)dwell securely.
¹⁰For You ^(AW)will not abandon my soul to ^[l]Sheol;
You will not ^[m]^(AX)allow Your ^[n]Holy One to ^[o]undergo decay.
¹¹You will make known to me ^(AY)the way of life;
In ^(AZ)Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are ^(BA)pleasures forever.