Summary
- A fool says there is no God vs 1
- God looks down from Heaven to see who is seeking Him vs 2;
- Lots of evil doers, corrupted around vs 3
- God is present in the company of the righteous vs 5;
- He is a refuge for the poor vs 6
- Salvation would come of Zion vs 7
- God can restore the fortune of his people vs 7.
Psalms 14:1-7
[1]Fools say to themselves, “There is no God.” They are all corrupt, and they have done terrible things; there is no one who does what is right.
[2]The Lord looks down from heaven at human beings to see if there are any who are wise, any who worship him.
[3]But they have all gone wrong; they are all equally bad. Not one of them does what is right, not a single one.
[4]“Don’t they know?” asks the Lord. “Are all these evildoers ignorant? They live by robbing my people, and they never pray to me.”
[5]But then they will be terrified, for God is with those who obey him.
[6]Evildoers frustrate the plans of the humble, but the Lord is their protection.
[7]How I pray that victory will come to Israel from Zion. How happy the people of Israel will be when the Lord makes them prosperous again!