Psalms 14

1 Unto the end, a psalm for David. The fool hath said in his heart: There is no God, They are corrupt, and are become abominable in their ways: there is none that doth good, no not one.

TO THE OVERSEER. BY DAVID. A fool has said in his heart, “There is no God”; They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.

2 The Lord hath looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there be any that understand and seek God.

YHWH has looked from the heavens on the sons of men, To see if there is a wise one—seeking God.

3 They are all gone aside, they are become unprofitable together: there is none that doth good, no not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre: with their tongues they acted deceitfully; the poison of asps is under their lips. Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; their feet are swift to shed blood. Destruction and unhappiness in their ways: and the way of peace they have not known: there is no fear of God before their eyes.

The whole have turned aside, Together they have been filthy: There is not a doer of good, not even one.

4 Shall not all they know that work iniquity, who devour my people as they eat bread?

Have all working iniquity not known? Those consuming my people have eaten bread, They have not called YHWH.

5 They have not called upon the Lord: there have they trembled for fear, where there was no fear.

They have feared a fear there, For God [is] in the generation of the righteous.

6 For the Lord is in the just generation: you have confounded the counsel of the poor man, but the Lord is his hope.

You cause the counsel of the poor to stink, Because YHWH [is] his refuge.

7 Who shall give out of Sion the salvation of Israel? when the Lord shall have turned away the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice and Israel shall be glad.

“Who gives the salvation of Israel from Zion?” When YHWH turns back [To] a captivity of His people, Jacob rejoices—Israel is glad!