For the Chief Musician. By Dawud.
1The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt.
They have done abominable works.
There is no one who does good.
2YAHWEH looked down from heaven on the children of men,
To see if there were any who did understand,
Who did seek after God.
3They have all turned aside.
They have together become corrupt.
There is none who does good, no, not one.1
4Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And do not call on YAHWEH?
5There they were in great fear,
For God is in the generation of the righteous.
6You frustrate the plan of the poor,
Because YAHWEH is his refuge.
7Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Al-Quds!
When YAHWEH restores the fortunes of his people,
Then Yaqub shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.2
- 14:1-3 Cited in the Injil, Romans 3:10-12, which says, “As it is written, ‘There is no one righteous. No, not one. There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God. They have all turned aside. They have together become unprofitable. There is no one who does good, No, not, so much as one.” ↩︎
- 14:1-6 See Zabur 53:1-6. ↩︎