Psalms 14

God rules the world

1Only fools say to themselves, ‘There is no God.’ People like that do bad and evil things. None of them do things that are good and right.

2The Lord is looking down from heaven. He looks at the people of the world, to see if there are any wise people among them. He looks to see if anyone wants to know God.

3But everyone has turned away from God. They have all become evil. Not even one person does things that are right!

4Will those evil people never learn? They destroy my people, as if they are eating a meal. They never pray to the Lord.

5Look at them! Now they are very afraid! They see that God is with the people who obey him.

6You wicked people tried to bring shame to poor people. But the Lord keeps poor people safe.

7The Lord is the one who can save Israel's people. Please Lord, come now from your home in Zion! When the Lord makes his people strong again, Jacob's descendants will be happy! Yes, Israel's people will shout with joy!