Psalm 6
A Prayer of Faith in Time of Distress
To the Chief Musician. With Stringed Instruments. aOn 1An Eight-Stringed Harp. A Psalm of David.
1 O Lord, bdo not rebuke me in Your anger,
Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure.
2 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak;
O Lord, cheal me, for my bones are troubled.
3 My soul also is greatly dtroubled;
But You, O Lord—how long?
Oh, save me for Your mercies’ sake!
5 eFor in death there is no remembrance of You;
In the grave who will give You thanks?
6 I am weary with my groaning;
2All night I make my bed swim;
I drench my couch with my tears.
7 fMy eye wastes away because of grief;
It grows old because of all my enemies.
8 gDepart from me, all you workers of iniquity;
For the Lord has hheard the voice of my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my supplication;
The Lord will receive my prayer.
10 Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled;
Let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly.
Psalm 8–10
The Glory of the Lord In Creation
To the Chief Musician. 1On the Instrument of Gath. A Psalm of David.
How aexcellent is Your name in all the earth,
Who have bset Your glory above the heavens!
2 cOut of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have 2ordained strength,
Because of Your enemies,
That You may silence dthe enemy and the avenger.
3 When I econsider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
4 fWhat is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You gvisit 3him?
5 For You have made him a little lower than 4the angels,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
6 hYou have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
iYou have put all things under his feet,
Even the beasts of the field,
And the fish of the sea
That pass through the paths of the seas.
9 jO Lord, our Lord,
How excellent is Your name in all the earth!
Prayer and Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Righteous Judgments
To the Chief Musician. To The Tune of 1“Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David.
1 I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart;
I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
2 I will be glad and arejoice in You;
I will sing praise to Your name, bO Most High.
They shall fall and perish at Your presence.
4 For You have maintained my right and my cause;
You sat on the throne judging in righteousness.
5 You have rebuked the 2nations,
You have destroyed the wicked;
You have cblotted out their name forever and ever.
6 O enemy, destructions are finished forever!
And you have destroyed cities;
Even their memory has dperished.
7 eBut the Lord shall endure forever;
He has prepared His throne for judgment.
8 fHe shall judge the world in righteousness,
And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.
9 The Lord also will be a grefuge 3for the oppressed,
A refuge in times of trouble.
10 And those who hknow Your name will put their trust in You;
For You, Lord, have not …
Psalm 14
Folly of the Godless, and God’s Final Triumph
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
1 The afool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt,
They have done abominable works,
There is none who does good.
2 bThe Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
3 cThey 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 ddo 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 erefuge.
7 fOh, 1that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
gWhen the Lord brings back 2the captivity of His people,
Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.
Psalm 14 — The New International Version (NIV)
Title For the director of music. Of David.
1 The fool says in his heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no one who does good.
2 The Lord looks down from heaven
on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,
any who seek God.
3 All have turned away, all have become corrupt;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.
4 Do all these evildoers know nothing?
They devour my people as though eating bread;
they never call on the Lord.
5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
for God is present in the company of the righteous.
6 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
but the Lord is their refuge.
7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord restores his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
Psalm 14 — English Standard Version (ESV)
Title To the choirmaster. Of David.
1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds;
there is none who does good.
2 The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who understand,
who seek after God.
3 They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.
4 Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers
who eat up my people as they eat bread
and do not call upon the Lord?
5 There they are in great terror,
for God is with the generation of the righteous.
6 You would shame the plans of the poor,
but the Lord is his refuge.
7 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.
Psalm 14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
Title To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 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.
2 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy:
There is none that doeth good, no, not one.
4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge?
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And call not upon the Lord.
5 There were they in great fear:
For God is in the generation of the righteous.
6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor,
Because the Lord is his refuge.
7 Oh 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.
Psalm 14 — New Living Translation (NLT)
Title For the choir director: A psalm of David.
1 Only fools say in their hearts,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and their actions are evil;
not one of them does good!
2 The Lord looks down from heaven
on the entire human race;
he looks to see if anyone is truly wise,
if anyone seeks God.
3 But no, all have turned away;
all have become corrupt.
No one does good,
not a single one!
4 Will those who do evil never learn?
They eat up my people like bread
and wouldn’t think of praying to the Lord.
5 Terror will grip them,
for God is with those who obey him.
6 The wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed,
but the Lord will protect his people.
7 Who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel?
When the Lord restores his people,
Jacob will shout with joy, and Israel will rejoice.
Psalm 14 — New Century Version (NCV)
Title For the director of music. Of David.
1 Fools say to themselves,
“There is no God.”
Fools are evil and do terrible things;
there is no one who does anything good.
2 The Lord looked down from heaven on all people
to see if anyone understood,
if anyone was looking to God for help.
3 But all have turned away.
Together, everyone has become evil.
There is no one who does anything good,
not even one.
4 Don’t the wicked understand?
They destroy my people as if they were eating bread.
They do not ask the Lord for help.
5 But the wicked are filled with terror,
because God is with those who do what is right.
6 The wicked upset the plans of the poor,
but the Lord will protect them.
7 I pray that victory will come to Israel from Mount Zion!
May the Lord bring them back.
Then the people of Jacob will rejoice,
and the people of Israel will be glad.
Psalm 14 — American Standard Version (ASV)
Title For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
1 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.
2 Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there were any that did understand,
That did seek after God.
3 They are all gone aside; they are together become filthy;
There is none that doeth good, no, not one.
4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And call not upon Jehovah?
5 There were they in great fear;
For God is in the generation of the righteous.
6 Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor,
Because Jehovah is his refuge.
7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!
When Jehovah bringeth back the captivity of his people,
Then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
Psalm 14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
Title To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, they have done abominable works: there is none that doeth good. 2 Jehovah looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. 3 They have all gone aside, they are together become corrupt: there is none that doeth good, not even one.
4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, eating up my people as they eat bread? They call not upon Jehovah. 5 There were they in great fear; for God is in the generation of the righteous. 6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the afflicted, because Jehovah was his refuge. 7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When Jehovah turneth again the captivity of his people, Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice.
Psalm 14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
Title For the choir director; by David.
1 Godless fools say in their hearts,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt.
They do disgusting things.
There is no one who does good things.
2 The Lord looks down from heaven on Adam’s descendants
to see if there is anyone who acts wisely,
if there is anyone who seeks help from God.
3 Everyone has turned away.
Together they have become rotten to the core.
No one, not even one person, does good things.
4 Are all those troublemakers,
those who devour my people as if they were devouring food,
so ignorant that they do not call on the Lord?
5 There they are—panic-stricken
because God is with the person who is righteous.
6 They put the advice of oppressed people to shame
because the Lord is their refuge.
7 If only salvation for Israel would come from Zion!
When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people,
Jacob will rejoice.
Israel will be glad.
Psalm 14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Title For the choir director. Davidic.
1 The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”
They are corrupt; they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.
2 The Lord looks down from heaven on the human race
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.
3 All have turned away;
all alike have become corrupt.
There is no one who does good,
not even one.
4 Will evildoers never understand?
They consume My people as they consume bread;
they do not call on the Lord.
5 Then they will be filled with terror,
for God is with those who are righteous.
6 You sinners frustrate the plans of the afflicted,
but the Lord is his refuge.
7 Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion!
When the Lord restores the fortunes of His people,
Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.
Psalm 14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
Title To the leader. Of David.
1 Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds;
there is no one who does good.
2 The Lord looks down from heaven on humankind
to see if there are any who are wise,
who seek after God.
3 They have all gone astray, they are all alike perverse;
there is no one who does good,
no, not one.
4 Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers
who eat up my people as they eat bread,
and do not call upon the Lord?
5 There they shall be in great terror,
for God is with the company of the righteous.
6 You would confound the plans of the poor,
but the Lord is their refuge.
7 O that deliverance for Israel would come from Zion!
When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people,
Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.
Psalm 14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
Title For the music director. Of David.
1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt.
They do abominable deeds.
There is none who does good.
2 Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind
to see whether there is one who has insight,
one who cares about God.
3 All have gone astray;
they are altogether corrupt.
There is not one who does good;
there is not even one.
4 All who do evil—do they not know,
they who eat my people as though they were eating bread?
They do not call on Yahweh.
5 There they are very fearful
because God is with the generation of the righteous.
6 You would put to shame the plan of the poor,
because Yahweh is his refuge.
7 Oh that from Zion would come salvation for Israel!
When Yahweh returns the fortunes of his people,
Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be happy.
Psalm 14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
Title For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 Foolish people say in their hearts,
“There is no God.”
They do all kinds of horrible and evil things.
No one does anything good.
2 The Lord looks down from heaven
on all people.
He wants to see if there are any who understand.
He wants to see if there are any who trust in God.
3 All of them have turned away.
They have all become evil.
No one does anything good,
no one at all.
4 Won’t those who do evil ever learn?
They eat up my people as if they were eating bread.
They don’t call out to the Lord for help.
5 Just look at them! They are filled with terror
because God is among those who do right.
6 You who do evil make it hard for poor people to do what they plan to do.
But the Lord is their place of safety.
7 How I pray that the One who saves Israel will come out of Zion!
Then the Lord will bless his people with great success again.
So let the people of Jacob be filled with joy! Let Israel be glad!
Psalm 14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
Title For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds;
There is no one who does good.
2 The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men
To see if there are any who understand,
Who seek after God.
3 They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who does good, not even one.
4 Do all the workers of wickedness not know,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And do not call upon the Lord?
5 There they are in great dread,
For God is with the righteous generation.
6 You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted,
But the Lord is his refuge.
7 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord restores His captive people,
Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.
Psalm 16
The Hope of the Faithful, and the Messiah’s Victory
A aMichtam of David.
1 Preserve 1me, O God, for in You I put my trust.
2 O my soul, you have said to the Lord,
“You are my Lord,
bMy goodness is nothing apart from You.”
3 As for the saints who are on the earth,
“They are the excellent ones, in cwhom is all my delight.”
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god;
Their drink offerings of dblood I will not offer,
eNor take up their names on my lips.
5 O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup;
You 2maintain my lot.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Yes, I have a good inheritance.
7 I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel;
My 3heart also instructs me in the night seasons.
8 fI have set the Lord always before me;
Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will 4rest in hope.
10 gFor You will not leave my soul in 5Sheol,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to 6see corruption.
11 You will show me the hpath of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Psalm 19
The Perfect Revelation of the Lord
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
1 The aheavens declare the glory of God;
And the bfirmament 1shows 2His handiwork.
And night unto night reveals knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language
Where their voice is not heard.
4 cTheir 3line has gone out through all the earth,
And their words to the end of the world.
In them He has set a 4tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
dAnd rejoices like a strong man to run its race.
6 Its rising is from one end of heaven,
And its circuit to the other end;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
7 eThe law of the Lord is perfect, 5converting the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making fwise the simple;
8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than ggold,
Yea, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the 6honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them Your servant is warned,
And in keeping them there is great reward.
12 Who can understand his errors?
hCleanse me from secret faults.
13 Keep back Your servant also from ipresumptuous sins;
Let them not have jdominion over me.
Then I shall be blameless,
And I shall be innocent of 7great transgression.
14 kLet the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,