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 Leader. A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart: 'There is no God'; they have dealt corruptly, they have done abominably; there is none that doeth good.

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

The LORD looked forth from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any man of understanding, that did seek after God.

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

They are all corrupt, they are together become impure; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

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

'Shall not all the workers of iniquity know it, who eat up My people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD?'

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

There are they in great fear; for God is with the righteous generation.

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

Ye would put to shame the counsel of the poor, but the LORD is his refuge.

7 Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion. When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, may Jacob rejoice, may Israel be glad.

Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When the LORD turneth the captivity of His people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.