Psa 14 | LEB | STEP | For the music director. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They do abominable deeds. There is none who does good.

‏ Psalms 14

The Folly of the Godless and God’s Final Triumph

For the music director. Of David. ^{▼▼The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm}

1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt.
They do abominable deeds.
There is none who does good.
2 Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind
to see whether there is one who has insight,
one who cares about God.
3 All have gone astray;
they are altogether corrupt.
There is not one who does good;
there is not even one.
4 All who do evil—do they not know,
they who eat my people as though they were eating bread?
They do not call on Yahweh.
5 There ⌞they are very fearful⌟ ^{▼▼Literally “they feared a fear”}
because God is with the generation of the righteous.
6 You would put to shame the plan of the poor,
because ^{▼▼Or “but”} Yahweh is his refuge.
7 ⌞Oh that from Zion⌟ ^{▼▼Literally “Who will give that from Zion”} would come salvation for Israel!
When Yahweh returns the fortunes of his people,
Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be happy.

‏ Psalms 14

The Folly of the Godless and God’s Final Triumph

For the music director. Of David. ▼▼The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm

For the music director. Of David. ^{▼▼The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm}