Psalms 14

1 To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David. 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.

[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 looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, [and] seek God.

Jehovah 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 [all] together become filthy: [there is] none that doeth good, no, not one.

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

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

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

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

There they are utterly terrified, for God is in the generation of the righteous.

6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD [is] his refuge.

You would frustrate the plans of the lowly, but Jehovah is his refuge.

7 Oh that the salvation of Israel [were come] out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back 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 Jehovah restores the fortunes of his people, may Jacob rejoice, may Israel be glad.