Psalms 14

Psalm 14

Denunciation of Godlessness

1Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.”[#Ps 10.4; 53.1–6; 73.8; Rom 3.10–12]

They are corrupt; they do abominable deeds;

there is no one who does good.

2The Lord looks down from heaven on humankind[#Ezra 6.21; Ps 33.13; 92.6]

to see if there are any who are wise,

who seek after God.

3They have all gone astray; they are all alike perverse;[#Ps 58.3; 143.2; 2 Pet 2.7; Rev 22.11]

there is no one who does good,

no, not one.

4Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers[#Ps 27.2; 79.6; 82.5; Isa 64.7]

who eat up my people as they eat bread

and do not call upon the Lord ?

5There they shall be in great terror,[#Ps 73.15]

for God is with the company of the righteous.

6You would confound the plans of the poor,[#Ps 9.9; 40.17]

but the Lord is their refuge.

7O that deliverance for Israel would come from Zion![#Job 42.10; Ps 53.6]

When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people,

Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.

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