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.

The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that 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 looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

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

They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that 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 iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.

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

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

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

All of you have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.

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

Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD brings back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.