Psalms 14

1 [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.

For the chief musician. A psalm of David. A fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt and have done abominable iniquity; there is no one who does good.

2 Jehovah looks down from heaven on the descendants of Adam, to see if there are any who are wise, who seek after God.

Yahweh looks down from heaven on the children of mankind to see if there are any who understand, who seek after him.

3 They have all turned away. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

They have all turned away. Together they have become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

4 Have all evildoers no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread? They do not call on Jehovah.

Do they not know anything, those who commit iniquity, those who eat up my people as they eat bread, but who do not call on Yahweh?

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

They tremble with dread, for God is with the righteous assembly!

6 You would frustrate the plans of the lowly, but Jehovah is his refuge.

You want to humiliate the poor person even though Yahweh is his refuge.

7 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.

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When Yahweh brings back his people from the captivity, then Jacob will rejoice and Israel will be glad!