תְּהִלִּים

Psalms — Chapter 14

Read Psalms Chapter 14 in Biblical Hebrew alongside the King James Version (KJV) — 7 verses. Original Hebrew text with vowel points (nikud) and full English translation.

לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ לְדָוִ֗ד אָ֘מַ֤ר נָבָ֣ל בְּ֭לִבּוֹ אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ הִֽתְעִ֗יבוּ עֲלִילָ֗ה אֵ֥ין עֹֽשֵׂה טֽוֹב׃

KJVTo the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

To the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart: There is no God. They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good.

יְהוָ֗ה מִשָּׁמַ֗יִם הִשְׁקִ֥יף עַל בְּנֵֽי אָדָ֑ם לִ֝רְאוֹת הֲיֵ֤שׁ מַשְׂכִּ֗יל דֹּרֵ֥שׁ אֶת אֱלֹהִֽים׃

KJVThe LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.

הַכֹּ֥ל סָ֗ר יַחְדָּ֥ו נֶאֱלָ֑חוּ אֵ֥ין עֹֽשֵׂה טֹ֗וֹב אֵ֣ין גַּם אֶחָֽד׃

KJVThey are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.

הֲ֘לֹ֤א יֵֽדְעוּ כָּל פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֭וֶן אֹכְלֵ֣י עַמִּ֣י אָ֑כְלוּ לֶ֝חֶם יְהוָ֗ה לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ׃

KJVHave all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.

Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers who eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the LORD?

שָׁ֤ם ׀ פָּ֘חֲד֤וּ פָ֗חַד כִּ֥י אֱלֹהִ֗ים בְּד֥וֹר צַדִּֽיק׃

KJVThere were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.

There they are in great terror, for God is with the generation of the righteous.

עֲצַ֬ת עָנִ֣י תָבִ֑ישׁוּ כִּ֖י יְהוָ֣ה מַחְסֵֽהוּ׃

KJVYe have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.

You would shame the plans of the poor, but the LORD is his refuge.

מִ֤י יִתֵּ֣ן מִצִּיּ֗וֹן יְשׁוּעַ֫ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל בְּשׁ֣וּב יְ֭הוָה שְׁב֣וּת עַמּ֑וֹ יָגֵ֥ל יַ֝עֲקֹ֗ב יִשְׂמַ֥ח יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

KJVOh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.