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.

[For the Chief Musician. By David.] The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They do abominable works. There is none who does 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.

The LORD looks down from heaven on the descendants of Adam, to see if there are any who are wise, who seek after 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.

They have all turned away. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

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

Have all evildoers no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread? They do not call on the LORD.

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

There they are utterly terrified, 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 would frustrate the plans of the lowly, but the LORD 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.

Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion. When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, may Jacob rejoice, may Israel be glad.