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. 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 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 down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.

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

They have all gone aside. They have together 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 YHWH.

Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and do not call on the LORD?

5 There they are utterly terrified, 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 would frustrate the plans of the lowly, but YHWH is his refuge.

You frustrate the plan of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.

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

Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.