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Psalm 14

Psalm 14:3

The Fool Says There Is No God · Psalm 14:1–7
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Translations

Modern
All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
Traditional
They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Literal
All have turned aside, together they have become corrupt; there is no one doing good, not even one.
Latin
Omnes declinaverunt, simul inutiles facti sunt. Non est qui faciat bonum, non est usque ad unum. Sepulchrum patens est guttur eorum; linguis suis dolose agebant. Venenum aspidum sub labiis eorum, quorum os maledictione et amaritudine plenum est; veloces pedes eorum ad effundendum sanguinem. Contritio et infelicitas in viis eorum, et viam pacis non cognoverunt; non est timor Dei ante oculos eorum.

Original

Hebrew
English
All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.

Notes

Psalms 14:2–3

From heaven (Psalms 33:13; 80:14; 102:19), the Lord sees the wicked, who are clearly evil (Psalm 11:3–5). All humans lack wisdom and do not live in the way God originally intended for them (Psalm 10:4–11; see Romans 1–3).

Psalms 14:1–3

Paul uses phrases from the Greek translation of this passage in his description of the wickedness of all people (Romans 3:10–12).

Psalms 14:1–7

This wisdom psalm includes elements of lament and prophetic speech. The ideals of Psalm 8 clash with foolish human attitudes and sinful actions. Except for verses 5–6, this psalm is similar to Psalm 53.

Parallels

Psalm 53:1–6 Isaiah 59:1–17 Romans 3:9–20

Glossary

Atonement David Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

Depravity of Man: General Scriptures Concerning Godlessness: General Scriptures Concerning Original Sin Righteousness: None, by Nature Have Seeking God: The Wicked are Gone out of the Way of The Fall of Man: Man in Consequence of Abominable The Fall of Man: Man in Consequence of without Understanding