Psalms 14

1 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.

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

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

Jehovah looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

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

They have all gone aside, they are together become corrupt: there is none that doeth good, not even one.

4 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?

Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, eating up my people [as] they eat bread? They call not upon Jehovah.

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

There were they in great fear; for God is in the generation of the righteous.

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

Ye have shamed the counsel of the afflicted, because Jehovah [was] his refuge.

7 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!

Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When Jehovah turneth again the captivity of his people, Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice.