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The Unbelieving Fool

For the director of music. Of David.

14 A wicked fool says to himself,
    “There is no God.”
Fools are evil. They do terrible things.
    None of them does anything good.

The Lord looked down from heaven at all the people.
    He looked to see if anyone was wise,
    if anyone was looking to God for help.

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Psalm 14(A)

For the director of music. Of David.

The fool[a] says in his heart,
    “There is no God.”(B)
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
    there is no one who does good.

The Lord looks down from heaven(C)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,(D)
    any who seek God.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 14:1 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Psalms denote one who is morally deficient.