Psalms 14

1 [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.

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.

2 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.

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

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

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

4 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.

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

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

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

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

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

7 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.

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