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Psalm 14-15
English Standard Version
Psalm 14-15
English Standard Version
The Fool Says, There Is No God
To the choirmaster. Of David.
14 (A)The (B)fool says in his heart, (C)“There is no God.”
They are (D)corrupt, they do abominable deeds;
(E)there is none who does good.
2 The Lord (F)looks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who understand,[a]
who (G)seek after God.
3 They have all turned aside; together they have become (H)corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.
4 Have they no (I)knowledge, all the evildoers
who (J)eat up my people as they eat bread
and (K)do not call upon the Lord?
5 There they are in great terror,
for God is with (L)the generation of the righteous.
6 You would shame the plans of the poor,
but[b] the Lord is his (M)refuge.
7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord (N)restores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
Who Shall Dwell on Your Holy Hill?
A Psalm of David.
2 He who (R)walks blamelessly and (S)does what is right
and (T)speaks truth in his heart;
3 who (U)does not slander with his tongue
and does no evil to his neighbor,
nor (V)takes up a reproach against his friend;
4 (W)in whose eyes a vile person is despised,
but who honors those who fear the Lord;
who (X)swears to his own hurt and does not change;
5 who (Y)does not put out his money at interest
and (Z)does not take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things shall never be (AA)moved.
Footnotes
- Psalm 14:2 Or that act wisely
- Psalm 14:6 Or for
Psalm 14-15
New International Version
Psalm 14-15
New International Version
Psalm 14(A)
For the director of music. Of David.
1 The fool[a] says in his heart,
“There is no God.”(B)
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no one who does good.
2 The Lord looks down from heaven(C)
on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,(D)
any who seek God.(E)
3 All have turned away,(F) all have become corrupt;(G)
there is no one who does good,(H)
not even one.(I)
4 Do all these evildoers know nothing?(J)
They devour my people(K) as though eating bread;
they never call on the Lord.(L)
5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
for God is present in the company of the righteous.
6 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
but the Lord is their refuge.(M)
7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!(N)
When the Lord restores(O) his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
Psalm 15
A psalm of David.
2 The one whose walk is blameless,(S)
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth(T) from their heart;
3 whose tongue utters no slander,(U)
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others;
4 who despises a vile person
but honors(V) those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath(W) even when it hurts,
and does not change their mind;
5 who lends money to the poor without interest;(X)
who does not accept a bribe(Y) against the innocent.
Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.(Z)
Footnotes
- Psalm 14:1 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Psalms denote one who is morally deficient.
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