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 him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. The foole hath said in his heart, There is no God: they haue corrupted, and done an abominable worke: 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.

The Lord looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men, to see if there were any that would vnderstand, and seeke God.

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

All are gone out of the way: they are all corrupt: there is none that doeth good, no not 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?

Doe not all the workers of iniquitie know that they eate vp my people, as they eate bread? they call not vpon the Lord.

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

There they shall be taken with feare, because God is in the generation of the iust.

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

You haue made a mocke at the counsell of the poore, because the Lord is his trust.

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 giue saluation vnto Israel out of Zion: when the Lord turneth the captiuitie of his people, then Iaakob shall reioyce, and Israel shall be glad.