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Psalm 14
American Standard Version

The folly and wickedness of men.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

14 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
They are corrupt, they have done abominable works;
There is none that doeth good.
2 Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there were any that did [a]understand,
That did seek after God.
3 They are all gone aside; they are together become filthy;
There is none that doeth good, no, not one.
4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And call not upon Jehovah?
5 There were they in great fear;
For God is in the generation of the righteous.
6 Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor,
[b]Because Jehovah is his refuge.
7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!
When Jehovah [c]bringeth back the captivity of his people,
Then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 14:2 Or, deal wisely
  2. Psalm 14:6 Or, But
  3. Psalm 14:7 Or, returneth to
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Psalm 14
Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 14

A Portrait of Sinners

For the choir director. Davidic.

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

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

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

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

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 14:3 Some Hb mss, some LXX mss add the material found in Rm 3:13-18.
  2. Psalm 14:5 Or There
  3. Psalm 14:5 Lit with the generation of the
  4. Psalm 14:7 Or restores His captive people
  5. Psalm 14:7 Or let Jacob rejoice; let Israel be glad.
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Psalm 14
New International Version

Psalm 14(A)

For the director of music. Of David.

1 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.

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

4 Do all these evildoers know nothing?(J)

They devour my people(K) as though eating bread;
    they never call on the Lord.(L)
5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
    for God is present in the company of the righteous.
6 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
    but the Lord is their refuge.(M)

7 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.
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