Psa 14 | ESV | STEP | To the choirmaster . Of David . The fool says in his heart , There is no God . They are corrupt , they do abominable deeds ; there is none who does good .

‏ Psalms 14

The Fool Says, There Is No God

To the choirmaster. Of David.

1 ^aThe ^bfool says in his heart, ^c“There is no God.”
They are ^dcorrupt, they do abominable deeds;
^ethere is none who does good.
2 The Lord ^flooks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who understand, ^{▼▼Or that act wisely}
who ^hseek after God.
3 They have all turned aside; together they have become ⁱcorrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.
4 Have they no ^jknowledge, all the evildoers
who ^keat up my people as they eat bread
and ^ldo not call upon the Lord?
5 There they are in great terror,
for God is with ^mthe generation of the righteous.
6 You would shame the plans of the poor,
but ^{▼▼Or for} the Lord is his ^orefuge.
7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord ^prestores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.