Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 14

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1The foolנָבָ֣לna.ValH5036hath saidאָ֘מַ֤ר'a.MarH559in his heartבְּ֭לִבּוֹbe.li.boH3820, There isno Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430.They are corruptהִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843,they have done abominableהִֽתְעִ֥יבוּhit.'I.vuH8581worksעֲלִילָ֗ה'a.li.LahH5949, there isnone that doethעֹֽשֵׂה־'o.seh-H6213goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

2Yhwhיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068looked downהִשְׁקִ֪יףhish.KifH8259from heavenמִשָּׁמַיִם֮mi.sha.ma.YimH8064upon the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of menאָ֫דָ֥ם'a.DamH120,to seeלִ֭רְאוֹתLir.'otH7200if thereהֲיֵ֣שׁha.YeshH3426were any that did understandמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919, andseekדֹּ֝רֵשׁDo.reshH1875Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

3They are all gone asideסָר֮sarH5493, they are alltogetherיַחְדָּ֪וyach.DavH3162become filthyנֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּne.'e.La.chuH444: there isnone that doethעֹֽשֵׂה־'o.seh-H6213goodט֑וֹבTovH2896,no, not oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.

4Have all the workersפֹּ֪עֲלֵ֫יpo.'a.LeiH6466of iniquityאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205no knowledgeיָדְעוּ֮ya.de.'UH3045?who eat upאֹכְלֵ֣י'o.khe.LeiH398my peopleעַ֭מִּי'A.miH5971asthey eatאָ֣כְלוּ'A.khe.luH398breadלֶ֑חֶםLe.chemH3899,and callקָרָֽאוּ׃ka.Ra.'uH7121not upon Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.

5There were they in greatפָ֑חַדFa.chadH6343fearפָּ֣חֲדוּPa.cha.duH6342:for Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430isin the generationבְּד֣וֹרbe.DorH1755of the righteousצַדִּֽיק׃tza.DikH6662.

6Ye have shamedתָבִ֑ישׁוּta.Vi.shuH954the counselעֲצַת־'a.tzat-H6098of the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041,because Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ishis refugeמַחְסֵֽהוּ׃mach.Se.huH4268.

7Oh thatיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414the salvationיְשׁוּעַ֪תye.shu.'AtH3444of Israelיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥לyis.Ra.'ElH3478were comeout of Zionמִצִּיּוֹן֮mi.tzi.yOnH6726!when Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068bringeth backבְּשׁ֣וּבbe.ShuvH7725the captivityשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622of his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,Jacobיַ֝עֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290shall rejoiceיָגֵ֥לya.GelH1523, andIsraelיִשְׂרָֽאֵל׃yis.Ra.'elH3478shall be gladיִשְׂמַ֥חyis.MachH8055.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 14