Psalm 14/Text/Lines
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
| Text (Hebrew) | Verse | Text (CBC) |
|---|---|---|
| לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ |לְדָ֫וִ֥ד | 1a | For the director. By David. |
| אָ֘מַ֤ר נָבָ֣ל בְּ֭לִבּוֹ| אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים | 1b | The fool has said to himself, “There is no God.” |
| הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ | הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ עֲלִילָ֗ה | | 1c | They have corrupted (their deeds); they have done abominable deeds; |
| אֵ֣ין עֹֽשֵׂה־טֽוֹב׃ | 1d | there is none who does good. |
| יְֽהוָ֗ה מִשָּׁמַיִם֮ הִשְׁקִ֪יף עַֽל־בְּנֵי־אָ֫דָ֥ם | 2a | YHWH looked down from heaven upon humans |
| לִ֭רְאוֹת הֲיֵ֣שׁ מַשְׂכִּ֑יל | 2b | in order to see: "Is there one who acts wisely, |
| דֹּ֝רֵשׁ אֶת־אֱלֹהִֽים׃ | 2c | who seeks after God ?" |
| הַכֹּ֥ל סָר֮ | יַחְדָּ֪ו נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ | 3a | All have turned away; all alike have become corrupt; |
| אֵ֤ין עֹֽשֵׂה־ט֑וֹב | 3b | there is no one who does good; |
| אֵ֝֗ין גַּם־אֶחָֽד׃ | 3c | there is not even one. |
| הֲלֹ֥א יָדְעוּ֮ כָּל־פֹּ֪עֲלֵ֫י אָ֥וֶן | 4a | Do they not understand – all those who do evil, |
| אֹכְלֵ֣י עַ֭מִּי אָ֣כְלוּ לֶ֑חֶם | 4b | who eat my people as they have eaten food, |
| יְ֝הוָ֗ה לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ׃ | 4c | who have not called upon YHWH? |
| שָׁ֤ם ׀ פָּ֣חֲדוּ פָ֑חַד | 5a | Then they (would) have feared a fear, |
| כִּֽי־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים בְּד֣וֹר צַדִּֽיק׃ | 5b | Because God is with the righteous (group). |
| עֲצַת־עָנִ֥י תָבִ֑ישׁוּ | 6a | You would put to shame the insight of the oppressed, |
| כִּ֖י יְהוָ֣ה מַחְסֵֽהוּ׃ | 6b | Because YHWH is his refuge. |
| מִ֥י יִתֵּ֣ן מִצִּיּוֹן֮ יְשׁוּעַ֪ת יִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל | 7a | Oh that deliverance for Israel would come from Zion! |
| בְּשׁ֣וּב יְ֭הוָה שְׁב֣וּת עַמּוֹ | 7b | When YHWH restores the fortune of his people, |
| יָגֵ֥ל יַ֝עֲקֹ֗ב | יִשְׂמַ֥ח יִשְׂרָֽאֵל׃ | 7c | let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad! |