Psalms 14:1-3 in English

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.

² Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God.

³ They are all gone aside; they are together become filthy; There is none that doeth good, no, not one.

¹ A Psalm of David. O Lord, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? and who shall dwell in thy holy mountain?

² He that walks blameless, and works righteousness, who speaks truth in his heart.

³ Who has not spoken craftily with his tongue, neither has done evil to his neighbour, nor taken up a reproach against them that dwelt nearest to him.

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

² The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

³ They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

² The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

³ They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

¹ (15) A Psalm of David. O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tabernacle? and who shall dwell in your holy mountain?

² He that walks blameless, and works righteousness, who speaks truth in his heart.

³ Who has not spoken craftily with is tongue, neither has done evil to his neighbor, nor taken up a reproach against them that lived nearest to him.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; there is none that doeth good.

² The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek after God.

³ They are all gone aside; they are together become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

¹ Only foolish people say to themselves, “There is no God!” People who say those things are corrupt/worthless; they do abominable/detestable deeds; there is not one of them who does what is good/right.

² Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees humans; he looks to see if anyone is very wise, with the result that he desires to know God.

³ But they are all corrupt/evil; no one does what is good/right.

¹ (15) A Psalm of David. O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tabernacle? and who shall dwell in your holy mountain?

² He that walks blameless, and works righteousness, who speaks truth in his heart.

³ Who has not spoken craftily with is tongue, neither has done evil to his neighbour, nor taken up a reproach against them that lived nearest to him.

¹ For the Chief Musician. By David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable deeds. There is no one who does good.

² Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.

³ They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

¹ For the Chief Musician. By David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable deeds. There is no one who does good.

² Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.

³ They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

¹ For the Chief Musician. By David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable deeds. There is no one who does good.

² The LORD looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.

³ They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

¹ To the chief music-maker. Of David. The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.

² The Lord was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God.

³ They have all gone out of the way together; they are unclean, there is not one who does good, no, not one.

¹ To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, they have done abominable works: there is none that doeth good.

² Jehovah looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

³ They have all gone aside, they are together become corrupt: there is none that doeth good, not even one.

¹ A psalm of David. Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? or who shall rest in thy holy hill?

² He that walketh without blemish, and worketh justice:

³ He that speaketh truth in his heart, who hath not used deceit in his tongue: Nor hath done evil to his neighbour: nor taken up a reproach against his neighbours.

¹ For the music director. A psalm of David. Only fools tell themselves, “God doesn't exist.” They are completely immoral; they commit terrible sins; not a single one of them does anything good.

² The Lord watches from heaven to see whether anyone understands—if there's anyone who wants to come to God.

³ They have all gone their own way, they are totally depraved; none of them does anything good, not even one.

¹ To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. The foole hath said in his heart, There is no God: they haue corrupted, and done an abominable worke: there is none that doeth good.

² The Lord looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men, to see if there were any that would vnderstand, and seeke God.

³ All are gone out of the way: they are all corrupt: there is none that doeth good, no not one.

¹ For the Leader. A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart: 'There is no God'; they have dealt corruptly, they have done abominably; there is none that doeth good.

² The LORD looked forth from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any man of understanding, that did seek after God.

³ They are all corrupt, they are together become impure; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, There is none that doeth good.

² The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

³ They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: There is none that doeth good, no, not one.

¹ “To the chief musician, by David.” The worthless fool saith in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they are abominable in their doings, there is none that doth good.

² The Lord looketh down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there be one intelligent, one who seeketh for God.

³ They are all gone aside, they are altogether become corrupt: there is none that doth good, no, not even one.

¹ A Psalm of David. O Lord, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? And who shall dwell in thy holy mountain?

² He that walks blameless, and works righteousness, Who speaks truth in his heart.

³ Who has not spoken craftily with his tongue, Neither has done evil to his neighbor, Nor taken up a reproach against them that dwelt nearest to him.

¹ “For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” The fool saith in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; abominable are their doings; There is none that doeth good.

² Jehovah looketh down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any that have understanding, That have regard to God.

³ They are all gone out of the way; together are they corrupt; There is none that doeth good—no, not one.

¹ For the leader. Of David. Fools say in their heart, “There is no God.” Vile, hateful their life is; not one does good.

² From heaven the Lord looks out on humans, to see if any are wise, and care for God.

³ But all have turned bad, the taint is on all; not one does good, no, not one.

¹ For the leader. Of David. Fools say in their heart, “There is no God.” Vile, hateful their life is; not one does good.

² From heaven the Lord looks out on humans, to see if any are wise, and care for God.

³ But all have turned bad, the taint is on all; not one does good, no, not one.

¹ The fool has said in his heart, “There is no Elohim ·Deity, Judge· .” They are corrupt. They have done abominable deeds. There is no one who does good.

² Adonai looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.

³ All have gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

¹ For the chief musician. A psalm of David. A fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt and have done abominable iniquity; there is no one who does good.

² Yahweh looks down from heaven on the children of mankind to see if there are any who understand, who seek after him.

³ They have all turned away. Together they have become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

¹ For the Chief Musician. By David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable deeds. There is no one who does good.

² Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.

³ They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

¹ For the Chief Musician. By David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable deeds. There is no one who does good.

² The LORD looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.

³ They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

² The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

³ They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

¹ For the Chief Musician. By David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable deeds. There is no one who does good.

² The LORD looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.

³ They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

¹ For the Chief Musician. By David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable deeds. There is no one who does good.

² The LORD looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.

³ They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

¹ To the victory, the psalm of David. The unwise man said in his heart, God is not. They be corrupt, and they be made abominable in their studies; none there is that doeth good, none is till to one.

² The Lord beheld from heaven on the sons of men; that he see, if any is understanding, either seeking God.

³ All bowed away, altogether they be made unprofitable; none is that doeth good, none is till to one. The throat of them is an open sepulchre, they did guilefully with their tongues; the venom of snakes is under their lips. Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; their feet be swift to shed out blood. Sorrow and cursed-ness is in the ways of them, and they knew not the way of peace; the dread of God is not before their eyes.

¹ To the victory, the psalm of David. The unwise man said in his heart, God is not. They be corrupt, and they be made abominable in their studies; none there is that doeth good, none is till to one. (For the choirmaster, a song by David. The fool said in his heart, There is no God. Such men be corrupt, and they be made abominable in their deeds; there is no one who doeth good, no not one.)

² The Lord beheld from heaven on the sons of men; that he see, if any is understanding, either seeking God. (The Lord looked down from heaven on the sons and daughters of men; to see if there is anyone who hath understanding, or is seeking God.)

³ All bowed away, (al)together they be made unprofitable; none is that doeth good, none is till to one, (or But they all have turned away, they all be made utterly unredeemable; there is no one who doeth good, no not one). The throat of them is an open sepulchre, they did guilefully with their tongues; the venom of snakes is under their lips. Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; their feet be swift to shed out blood. Sorrow and cursedness is in the ways of them, and they knew not the way of peace; the dread of God is not before their eyes.

¹ To the Overseer. — By David. A fool hath said in his heart, 'God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.

² Jehovah from the heavens Hath looked on the sons of men, To see if there is a wise one — seeking God.

³ The whole have turned aside, Together they have been filthy: There is not a doer of good, not even one.