Psalm 14
EasyEnglish Bible
This is a song that David wrote for the music leader.
God rules the world
14 Only fools say to themselves, ‘There is no God.’
People like that do bad and evil things.
None of them do things that are good and right.
2 The Lord is looking down from heaven.
He looks at the people of the world,
to see if there are any wise people among them.
He looks to see if anyone wants to know God.
3 But everyone has turned away from God.
They have all become evil.
Not even one person does things that are right!
4 Will those evil people never learn?
They destroy my people,
as if they are eating a meal.
They never pray to the Lord.
5 Look at them! Now they are very afraid!
They see that God is with the people who obey him.
6 You wicked people tried to bring shame to poor people.
But the Lord keeps poor people safe.
7 The Lord is the one who can save Israel's people.
Please Lord, come now from your home in Zion!
When the Lord makes his people strong again,
Jacob's descendants will be happy!
Yes, Israel's people will shout with joy![a]
Footnotes
- 14:7 God gave to Jacob a new name, ‘Israel’. So Jacob's descendants and Israel's people mean the same people, the Lord's people.
Psalm 14
English Standard Version
The Fool Says, There Is No God
To the choirmaster. Of David.
14 (A)The (B)fool says in his heart, (C)“There is no God.”
They are (D)corrupt, they do abominable deeds;
(E)there is none who does good.
2 The Lord (F)looks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who understand,[a]
who (G)seek after God.
3 They have all turned aside; together they have become (H)corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.
4 Have they no (I)knowledge, all the evildoers
who (J)eat up my people as they eat bread
and (K)do not call upon the Lord?
5 There they are in great terror,
for God is with (L)the generation of the righteous.
6 You would shame the plans of the poor,
but[b] the Lord is his (M)refuge.
7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord (N)restores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
Footnotes
- Psalm 14:2 Or that act wisely
- Psalm 14:6 Or for
Psalm 14
King James Version
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 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
3 They are all gone aside, they are all 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 the Lord.
5 There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge.
7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
Psalmen 14
Het Boek
14 Een psalm van David voor de koordirigent.
Een dwaas zegt bij zichzelf:
‘Er bestaat helemaal geen God.’
De mensen begaan de ergste misdaden.
Niemand doet wat goed is.
2 Vanuit de hemel kijkt de Here
op de mensen neer.
Hij zoekt
of er nog één verstandig mens bij is,
iemand die Hem zoekt.
3 Maar alle mensen
zijn van Hem afgedwaald,
met elkaar zijn zij het spoor bijster.
Er is er zelfs niet één
die doet wat goed is.
4 Weten zij het dan niet,
al die zondaars,
al die mensen die van anderen niets heel laten?
Geen van hen zoekt de Here.
5 Opeens krijgen zij de schrik te pakken,
paniek overvalt hun:
het blijkt dat God de zijnen terzijde staat.
6 Uiteindelijk kunnen zij tegen de arme mensen toch niet op,
omdat de Here hen beschermt.
7 Als Israël nu eens werd gered vanuit Jeruzalem!
Dat zal ook gebeuren:
wanneer eens de Here het volk redt,
zal Jakob juichen
en heel Israël van vreugde zingen.
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