Psalm 14
New American Standard Bible 2020
Chapter overview
Psalm 14 calls practical corruption foolish because it denies accountability through conduct. Widespread wrongdoing harms the poor, yet God is present with the righteous and remains their refuge and promised deliverer.
FollyCorruptionPoorRefuge
1The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have committed detestable acts; There is no one who does good.
2The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of mankind To see if there are any who understand, Who seek God.
3They have all turned aside, together they are corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one.
4¶Do all the workers of injustice not know, Who devour my people as they eat bread, And do not call upon the Lord?
5There they are in great dread, For God is with a righteous generation.
6You would put to shame the plan of the poor, But the Lord is his refuge.
7¶Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord restores the fortunes of His people, Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.
New American Standard Bible 2020 — Licensed through API.Bible, non-commercial use only, no derivatives. Where these translations come from.
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. lockman.org Text unchanged, provided through API.Bible.