Psalms 14 GNV
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 him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. The foole hath said in his heart, There is no God: they haue corrupted, and done an abominable worke: there is none that doeth good.
2The Lord looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men, to see if there were any that would vnderstand, and seeke God.
3All are gone out of the way: they are all corrupt: there is none that doeth good, no not one.
4Doe not all the workers of iniquitie know that they eate vp my people, as they eate bread? they call not vpon the Lord.
5There they shall be taken with feare, because God is in the generation of the iust.
6You haue made a mocke at the counsell of the poore, because the Lord is his trust.
7Oh giue saluation vnto Israel out of Zion: when the Lord turneth the captiuitie of his people, then Iaakob shall reioyce, and Israel shall be glad.
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