Chapter 14
The Fool Says There Is No God
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For the choirmaster. Of David. 1The fool says in his heart, “[There is] no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤍𐤁𐤋 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤁𐤋𐤁𐤅 𐤀𐤉𐤍 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤅 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 𐤄𐤕𐤏𐤉𐤁𐤅 𐤀𐤉𐤍 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤈𐤅𐤁
לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ לְדָ֫וִ֥ד נָבָ֣ל אָ֘מַ֤ר בְּ֭לִבּוֹ אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ עֲלִילָ֗ה הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ אֵ֣ין עֹֽשֵׂה־ טֽוֹב׃ lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ lə·ḏā·wiḏ nā·ḇāl ’ā·mar bə·lib·bōw ’ên ’ĕ·lō·hîm hiš·ḥî·ṯū ‘ă·lî·lāh hiṯ·‘î·ḇū ’ên ‘ō·śêh- ṭō·wḇ — WLC · 1
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The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤔𐤒𐤉𐤐 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤃𐤌 𐤋𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤉𐤔 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤋 𐤃𐤓𐤔 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌
יְֽהוָ֗ה הִשְׁקִ֪יף מִשָּׁמַיִם֮ עַֽל־ בְּנֵי־ אָ֫דָ֥ם לִ֭רְאוֹת הֲיֵ֣שׁ מַשְׂכִּ֑יל דֹּ֝רֵשׁ אֶת־ אֱלֹהִֽים׃ Yah·weh hiš·qîp̄ miš·šā·ma·yim ‘al- bə·nê- ’ā·ḏām lir·’ō·wṯ hă·yêš maś·kîl dō·rêš ’eṯ- ’ĕ·lō·hîm — WLC · 2
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All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
𐤄𐤊𐤋 𐤎𐤓 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 𐤍𐤀𐤋𐤇𐤅 𐤀𐤉𐤍 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤀𐤉𐤍 𐤂𐤌 𐤀𐤇𐤃
הַכֹּ֥ל סָר֮ יַחְדָּ֪ו נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ אֵ֤ין עֹֽשֵׂה־ ט֑וֹב אֵ֝֗ין גַּם־ אֶחָֽד׃ hak·kōl sār yaḥ·dāw ne·’ĕ·lā·ḥū ’ên ‘ō·śêh- ṭō·wḇ ’ên gam- ’e·ḥāḏ — WLC · 3
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Will the workers of iniquity never… learn? They devour my people [like] bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.
𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤀𐤅𐤍 𐤄𐤋𐤀 𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤉 𐤏𐤌𐤉 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤋𐤀 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
פֹּ֪עֲלֵ֫י אָ֥וֶן הֲלֹ֥א כָּל־ יָדְעוּ֮ אֹכְלֵ֣י עַ֭מִּי אָ֣כְלוּ לֶ֑חֶם לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ׃ יְ֝הוָ֗ה pō·‘ă·lê ’ā·wen hă·lō kāl- yā·ḏə·‘ū ’ō·ḵə·lê ‘am·mî ’ā·ḵə·lū le·ḥem lō qā·rā·’ū Yah·weh — WLC · 4
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There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God [is] in the company of the righteous.
𐤔𐤌 𐤐𐤇𐤃𐤅 𐤐𐤇𐤃 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤃𐤅𐤓 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒
שָׁ֤ם׀ פָּ֣חֲדוּ פָ֑חַד כִּֽי־ אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים בְּד֣וֹר צַדִּֽיק׃ šām pā·ḥă·ḏū p̄ā·ḥaḏ kî- ’ĕ·lō·hîm bə·ḏō·wr ṣad·dîq — WLC · 5
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You [sinners] frustrate the plans of the oppressed, yet the LORD is their shelter.
𐤕𐤁𐤉𐤔𐤅 𐤏𐤑𐤕 𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤌𐤇𐤎𐤄𐤅
תָבִ֑ישׁוּ עֲצַת־ עָנִ֥י כִּ֖י יְהוָ֣ה מַחְסֵֽהוּ׃ ṯā·ḇî·šū ‘ă·ṣaṯ- ‘ā·nî kî Yah·weh maḥ·sê·hū — WLC · 6
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Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
𐤌𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤕𐤍 𐤌𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤔𐤅𐤁 𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤅 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 𐤉𐤂𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇
מִ֥י יְשׁוּעַ֪ת יִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל יִתֵּ֣ן מִצִּיּוֹן֮ יְ֭הוָה בְּשׁ֣וּב שְׁב֣וּת עַמּ֑וֹ יַ֝עֲקֹ֗ב יָגֵ֥ל יִשְׂרָֽאֵל׃ יִשְׂמַ֥ח mî yə·šū·‘aṯ yiś·rā·’êl yit·tên miṣ·ṣî·yō·wn Yah·weh bə·šūḇ šə·ḇūṯ ‘am·mōw ya·‘ă·qōḇ yā·ḡêl yiś·rā·’êl yiś·maḥ — WLC · 7