Psalms 14

1 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.

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 Yhwh looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did 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 all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

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

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

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

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

6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because Yhwh is his refuge.

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

7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when Yhwh bringeth back 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!