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

Ao regente do coral: salmo de Davi.

14 Os tolos dizem em seu coração:
“Não há Deus”.
São corruptos e praticam o mal;
nenhum deles faz o bem.
O Senhor olha dos céus
para toda a humanidade,
para ver se alguém é sábio,
se alguém busca a Deus.
Todos, porém, se desviaram;
todos se corromperam.[a]
Ninguém faz o bem,
nem um sequer!

Acaso os que praticam o mal jamais aprenderão?
Devoram meu povo como se fosse pão
e nem pensam em orar ao Senhor.
Grande terror se apoderará deles,
pois Deus está com os que lhe obedecem.
Os perversos frustram os planos dos oprimidos,
mas o Senhor protegerá seu povo.

Quem virá do monte Sião para salvar Israel?
Quando o Senhor restaurar seu povo,
Jacó dará gritos de alegria, e Israel exultará.

Footnotes

  1. 14.3 A Septuaginta traz se tornaram inúteis. Comparar com Rm 3.12.