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Psalm 14
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 14
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 14[a]
Corruption and Punishment of the Godless
1 For the director.[b] Of David.
The fool says in his heart,[c]
“There is no God.”
People are depraved and their deeds are vile;
there is no one who does what is right.
2 The Lord[d] looks down from heaven
upon the entire human race,
to see if there are any who act with wisdom,
if even a single one seeks God.
3 But they have all left the right path;
all alike are corrupt.
There is no one who does what is right,
not even one.[e]
4 Have all these evildoers[f] no understanding?
They devour my people as they eat bread,
and they never call upon the Lord.
5 But later they will be filled with terror,
for God is on the side of the righteous.[g]
6 They sought to crush the hopes of the poor,[h]
but the Lord is their refuge.
7 Who will accomplish the salvation of Israel
that is to come out of Zion?[i]
When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people,
Jacob will rejoice and Israel will exult.
Footnotes
- Psalm 14:1 The psalmist envisions the world divided into “the fool[s]” (also termed “evildoers”) and “the company of the righteous” (also termed “the poor” and “[God’s] people”). Although the fools act as though there is no God and persecute the righteous, the psalmist is confident that God will eventually punish evildoers and reward the righteous. Psalm 53 is a somewhat revised duplicate of this psalm.
When Paul rereads this psalm, he will see in it a description of our sinful condition. No one is just in God’s sight; we all need to be saved by Jesus Christ (Rom 3:10-25). - Psalm 14:1 For the director: these words are thought to be a musical or liturgical notation.
- Psalm 14:1 Elsewhere the psalmists included themselves among those who are not righteous in God’s eyes (see Pss 130:3; 143:2; see also 1 Ki 8:39; Job 9:2; Eccl 7:20). Heart: see note on Ps 4:8.
- Psalm 14:2 The Lord: in contrast with what “the fool” (v. 1b) thinks, the Lord is very much in evidence and has his eyes on the whole earth. Seeks God: see Ps 15 for a description of those who truly seek God.
- Psalm 14:3 After this verse, many Greek and Latin manuscripts add the Old Testament citations that were first combined in Rom 3:13-18.
- Psalm 14:4 Evildoers: live by the violence of their own doing rather than by reliance on the Lord (see Ps 10:2-4).
- Psalm 14:5 God is on the side of the righteous and, anytime he wishes, strikes sudden terror in the hearts of the wicked (see Deut 28:67; 1 Sam 14:15; 2 Chr 14:13; Job 3:25). Righteous: see note on Ps 1:5.
- Psalm 14:6 Poor: see note on Ps 22:27.
- Psalm 14:7 The righteous poor are identified with God’s people. Who will . . . Zion: another possible translation is: “Oh, if only salvation for Israel / will come forth from Zion.”
Psalmen 14
Schlachter 2000
Psalmen 14
Schlachter 2000
Psalm 14
1 Dem Vorsänger. Von David.[a]
Der Narr[b] spricht in seinem Herzen:
»Es gibt keinen Gott!«
Sie handeln verderblich, und abscheulich ist ihr Tun;
da ist keiner, der Gutes tut.
2 Der Herr schaut vom Himmel
auf die Menschenkinder,
um zu sehen, ob es einen Verständigen gibt,
einen, der nach Gott fragt.
3 Sie sind alle abgewichen[c],
allesamt verdorben;
es gibt keinen, der Gutes tut,
auch nicht einen Einzigen!
4 Haben denn die Übeltäter keine Einsicht,
die mein Volk verschlingen, als äßen sie Brot?
Den Herrn rufen sie nicht an.
5 Dann[d] erschrecken sie furchtbar,
weil Gott bei dem Geschlecht der Gerechten ist!
6 Wollt ihr das Vorhaben des Elenden zuschanden machen,
obwohl der Herr seine Zuflucht ist?
7 Ach, dass aus Zion die Rettung für Israel käme!
Wenn der Herr das Geschick seines Volkes wendet,
wird Jakob sich freuen und Israel fröhlich sein!
Footnotes
- (14,1) Dieser Psalm unterscheidet sich nur in geringfügigen, aber zu beachtenden Einzelheiten von Ps 53.
- (14,1) od. der Verderbte / Schändliche (hebr. nabal). Das Wort bezeichnet einen unverständigen Menschen, der töricht und böse gegen Gott handelt.
- (14,3) od. abgefallen.
- (14,5) d.h. wenn Gottes Zorn über sie kommen wird.
Psalm 14
King James Version
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.
Psalm 14
New International Version
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)
Footnotes
- Psalm 14:1 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Psalms denote one who is morally deficient.
Schlachter 2000 (SCH2000)
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