New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 14

Folly and Wickedness of Men.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1The foolנָבָ֣לna.ValH5036hassaidאָ֘מַ֤ר'a.MarH559in his heartבְּ֭לִבּוֹbe.li.boH3820, “ThereH369is noH369Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430.”They are corruptהִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843,they have committedH8581abominableH8581deedsעֲלִילָ֗ה'a.li.LahH5949;ThereH369isnoH369oneH369who doesעֹֽשֵׂה־'o.seh-H6213goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

2The Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068haslookedH8259downהִשְׁקִ֪יףhish.KifH8259from heavenמִשָּׁמַיִם֮mi.sha.ma.YimH8064upon the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of menאָ֫דָ֥ם'a.DamH120To seeלִ֭רְאוֹתLir.'otH7200if thereH3426are anyH3426whounderstandמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919, Whoseekדֹּ֝רֵשׁDo.reshH1875after Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

3They have allהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605turnedH5493asideסָר֮sarH5493,togetherH3164they have becomeH444corruptנֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּne.'e.La.chuH444;ThereH369isnoH369oneH369who doesעֹֽשֵׂה־'o.seh-H6213goodט֑וֹבTovH2896,not evenגַּם־gam-H1571oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.

4Do allכָּל־kol-H3605the workersפֹּ֪עֲלֵ֫יpo.'a.LeiH6466of wickednessאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205not knowיָדְעוּ֮ya.de.'UH3045, Whoeatאֹכְלֵ֣י'o.khe.LeiH398up my peopleעַ֭מִּי'A.miH5971asthey eatאָ֣כְלוּ'A.khe.luH398breadלֶ֑חֶםLe.chemH3899, Anddo not callקָרָֽאוּ׃ka.Ra.'uH7121upon the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068?

5Thereשָׁ֤ם׀shamH8033they are in greatפָ֑חַדFa.chadH6343dreadפָּ֣חֲדוּPa.cha.duH6342,For Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430is with therighteousצַדִּֽיק׃tza.DikH6662generationבְּד֣וֹרbe.DorH1755.

6You would putתָבִ֑ישׁוּta.Vi.shuH954to shameH954the counselעֲצַת־'a.tzat-H6098of the afflictedעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041,But the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068is hisrefugeמַחְסֵֽהוּ׃mach.Se.huH4268.

7Ohמִ֥י יִתֵּ֣ןmi yi.TenH4310 H5414, thatthe salvationיְשׁוּעַ֪תye.shu.'AtH3444of Israelיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥לyis.Ra.'ElH3478would come out of Zionמִצִּיּוֹן֮mi.tzi.yOnH6726!When the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068restoresבְּשׁ֣וּבbe.ShuvH7725His captiveשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,Jacobיַ֝עֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290will rejoiceיָגֵ֥לya.GelH1523,Israelיִשְׂרָֽאֵל׃yis.Ra.'elH3478will be gladיִשְׂמַ֥חyis.MachH8055.

Folly and Wickedness of Men.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 14