Psalms 14

1 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.

To the chief music-maker. Of David. The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.

2 YHWH has looked from the heavens on the sons of men, To see if there is a wise one—seeking God.

The Lord was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God.

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

They have all gone out of the way together; they are unclean, there is not one who does good, no, not one.

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

Have all the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food as they would take bread; they make no prayer to the Lord.

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

Then were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the upright.

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

You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.

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

May the salvation of Israel come out of Zion! when the fate of his people is changed by the Lord, Jacob will have joy and Israel will be glad.