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 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 on the children of mankind to see if there are any who understand, who seek after him.

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

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

The whole have turned aside, Together they have been filthy: There is not a doer of 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 working iniquity not known? Those consuming my people have eaten bread, They have not called YHWH.

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

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

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

You cause the counsel of the poor to stink, Because YHWH [is] 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!

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