Psalm 14
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.
2 The 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.
3 They have all (F)turned aside, together they are corrupt;
There is (G)no one who does good, not even one.
4 Do 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?
5 There they are in great dread,
For God is with a (K)righteous generation.
6 You would put to shame the plan of the poor,
But the Lord is his (L)refuge.
7 Oh, 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.
Footnotes
- Psalm 14:2 Or act wisely
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
- Psalm 14:3 Some Hb mss, some LXX mss add the material found in Rm 3:13-18.
- Psalm 14:5 Or There
- Psalm 14:5 Lit with the generation of the
- Psalm 14:7 Or restores His captive people
- Psalm 14:7 Or let Jacob rejoice; let Israel be glad.
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