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 have done abominable deeds. There is no 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.

Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought 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 aside. 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 the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on Yahweh?

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

There they were 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.

You frustrate the plan of the poor, because Yahweh 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 Yahweh restores the fortunes of his people, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.