Bible Reading encouragement 01 14 2025

Psalm 14New King James Version

Folly of the Godless, and God’s Final Triumph(A)

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

14 The (B)fool has said in his heart,

“There is no God.”

They are corrupt,

They have done abominable works,

There is none who does good.

2 (C)The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men,

To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.

3 (D)They have all turned aside,

They have together become corrupt;

There is none who does good,

No, not one.

4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,

Who eat up my people as they eat bread,

And (E)do not call on the Lord?

5 There they are in great fear,

For God is with the generation of the righteous.

6 You shame the counsel of the poor,

But the Lord is his (F)refuge.

7 (G)Oh,[a] that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!

(H)When the Lord brings back [b]the captivity of His people,

Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.

Footnotes

Psalm 14:7 Lit. Who will give out of Zion the salvation of Israel?

Psalm 14:7 Or His captive people

Cross references

Psalm 14:1 : Ps. 53:1–6

Psalm 14:1 : Ps. 10:4; 53:1

Psalm 14:2 : Ps. 33:13, 14; 102:19; Rom. 3:11

Psalm 14:3 : Rom. 3:12

Psalm 14:4 : Ps. 79:6; Is. 64:7; Jer. 10:25; Amos 8:4; Mic. 3:3

Psalm 14:6 : Ps. 9:9; 40:17; 46:1; 142:5

Psalm 14:7 : Ps. 53:6; [Rom. 11:25–27]

Psalm 14:7 : Deut. 30:3; Job 42:10