Psalms 14
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PSALM 14
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician,
A Psalm of David.
1That there is not a God, the fool
doth in his heart conclude:
They are corrupt, their works are vile;
not one of them doth good.
2Upon men's sons the Lord from heav'n
did cast his eyes abroad,
To see if any understood,
and did seek after God.
3They altogether filthy are,
they all aside are gone;
And there is none that doeth good,
yea, sure there is not one.
4These workers of iniquity
do they not know at all,
That they my people eat as bread,
and on God do not call?
5There fear'd they much; for God is with
the whole race of the just.
6You shame the counsel of the poor,
because God is his trust.
7Let Isr'el's help from Sion come:
when back the Lord shall bring
His captives, Jacob shall rejoice,
and Israel shall sing.
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Psalms 14
14
A Lament over Widespread Corruption
1For the leader. Of David.
I
The fool says in his heart,
“There is no God.”
Their deeds are loathsome and corrupt;
not one does what is good.#Ps 10:4; 36:2; Is 32:6; Jer 5:12.
2The Lord looks down from heaven
upon the children of men,#Rom 3:11–12.
To see if even one is wise,
if even one seeks God.#Ps 11:4; 102:20.
3All have gone astray;
all alike are perverse.
Not one does what is good,
not even one.#Ps 12:1.
II
4Will these evildoers never learn?
They devour my people as they devour bread;#Ps 27:2; Is 9:11.
they do not call upon the Lord.#Ps 79:6.
5They have good reason, then, to fear;
God is with the company of the just.
6They would crush the hopes of the poor,
but the poor have the Lord as their refuge.
III
7#Ps 85:2.Oh, that from Zion might come
the salvation of Israel!
Jacob would rejoice, and Israel be glad
when the Lord restores his people!#Jacob…Israel…his people: the righteous poor are identified with God’s people.
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