Psalms 14

1 The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none that does good.

To the chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, they have done abominable works: there is none that doeth good.

2 Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.

Jehovah looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

3 They are all gone aside. They are together become filthy. There is none who does good, no, not one.

They have all gone aside, they are together become corrupt: there is none that doeth good, not even one.

4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon Jehovah?

Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, eating up my people [as] they eat bread? They call not upon Jehovah.

5 There they were in great fear, for God is in the generation of the righteous.

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 because Jehovah is his refuge.

Ye have shamed the counsel of the afflicted, because Jehovah [was] his refuge.

7 O that the salvation of Israel came out of Zion! When Jehovah brings back the captivity of his people, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When Jehovah turneth again the captivity of his people, Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice.