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.