Psalms 14

1 “To the chief musician, by David.” The worthless fool saith in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they are abominable [in their] doings, there is none that doth 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 The Lord looketh down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there be one intelligent, one who seeketh for 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 altogether become corrupt: there is none that doth good, no, not even one.

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

4 Is there no knowledge in all the workers of wickedness? who eat up my people as they eat bread; [while] they do not call on the Lord.

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

5 There are they terrified in terror; for God is with the righteous generation:

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

6 The counsel of the poor [though] you put to shame; because the Lord is his protection.

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

7 Oh that some one might bring the salvation of Israel out of Zion! When the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people, then will Jacob be glad, and Israel will rejoice.

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