Psalms 14

1 To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David. The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, [there is] none that doeth good.

[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.

2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, [and] seek God.

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

3 They are all gone aside, they are [all] together become filthy: [there is] none that doeth good, no, not one.

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

4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people [as] they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.

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

5 There were they in great fear: for God [is] in the generation of the righteous.

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

6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD [is] his refuge.

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

7 Oh that the salvation of Israel [were come] out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, [and] Israel shall be glad.

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.