PSALM 14

Folly and Wickedness of Men.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1 The fool has asaid in his heart, “There is no God.”

They are corrupt, they have committed abominable 1deeds;

There is bno one who does good.

2 The Lord has alooked down from heaven upon the sons of men

To see if there are any who 1bunderstand,

Who cseek after God.

3 They have all aturned aside, together they have become corrupt;

There is bno one who does good, not even one.

4 Do all the workers of wickedness anot know,

Who beat up my people as they eat bread,

And cdo not call upon the Lord?

5 There they are in great dread,

For God is with the arighteous generation.

6 You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted,

But the Lord is his arefuge.

7 Oh, that athe salvation of Israel 1would come out of Zion!

When the Lord 2brestores His captive people,

Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.