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.

For the Chief Musician. By David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable deeds. There is no one who does 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.

Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.

3 They are all gone aside, they are altogether become corrupt: there is none that doth good, no, not even one.

They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not 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 the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on Yahweh?

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

There they were in great fear, 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 frustrate the plan of the poor, because Yahweh 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.

Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When Yahweh restores the fortunes of his people, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.