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.

[Only] foolish people say to themselves, “There is no God!” People who say those things are corrupt/worthless; they do abominable/detestable deeds; there is not one [of them] who does what is good/right.

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

Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees humans; he looks to see if anyone is very wise, with the result that he desires [to know] God.

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

But they are all corrupt/evil; no one does what is good/right.

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

Will those evil people never learn [what God will do to punish them] [RHQ]? They act violently toward Yahweh’s people while eating the food that he provides, and they never pray to Yahweh.

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

But [some day] they will become very terrified because God helps those who act righteously [and will punish those who reject him].

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

Those who do evil may prevent helpless people from doing what they plan to do, but Yahweh protects those helpless people [MET].

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

I wish/desire that [Yahweh] would come from Jerusalem [MTY] and rescue [us] Israeli people! Yahweh, when you bless your people again, all of us Israeli people, who are the descendants of Jacob, will rejoice.