Psalms 14 DBY
Summary: Psalm 14 offers a bleak assessment of universal human corruption, opening with the line later echoed by Paul in Romans 3: "the fool says in his heart, There is no God... there is none who does good" (v. 1, 3). God is pictured looking down from heaven to see if anyone understands or seeks him, and finding all have "turned aside" (v. 2-3). It closes by contrasting the wicked who devour God's people with a longing for salvation to come out of Zion; the psalm is repeated with minor variation as Psalm 53.
1To the chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is noGod. They have corrupted themselves, they have done abominable works: there is none that doeth good.
2Jehovah looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seekGod.
3They have all gone aside, they are together become corrupt: there is none that doeth good, not even one.
4Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, eating up my people [as] they eat bread? They call not upon Jehovah.
5There were they in great fear; forGod is in the generation of the righteous.
6Ye have shamed the counsel of the afflicted, because Jehovah [was] his refuge.
7Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When Jehovah turneth again the captivity of his people, Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice.
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