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.

[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 YHWH has looked from the heavens on the sons of men, To see if there is a wise one—seeking 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 The whole have turned aside, Together they have been filthy: There is not a doer of good, not even one.

They have all turned away. They have together become corrupt. There is no 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 evildoers no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread? They do not call on Jehovah.

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

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

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

You would frustrate the plans of the lowly, but Jehovah 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 would come out of Zion. When Jehovah restores the fortunes of his people, may Jacob rejoice, may Israel be glad.