# Psalms 14 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 1. For 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. 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. (Psalms 14:1-7, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 1. For the Chief Musician. By David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable deeds. There is no one who does good. 2. Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God. 3. They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is no one 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 don’t call on Yahweh? 5. There they were in great fear, for God is in the generation of the righteous. 6. You frustrate the plan of the poor, because Yahweh is his refuge. 7. Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When Yahweh restores the fortunes of his people, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. (Psalms 14:1-7, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 1. To 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. 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. filthy: Heb. stinking 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. were: Heb. they feared a fear 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. Oh: Heb. Who will give (Psalms 14:1-7, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 1. To the Overseer., By David. A fool hath said in his heart, 'God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good. 2. Jehovah from the heavens Hath looked on the sons of men, To see if there is a wise one, seeking God. 3. The whole have turned aside, Together they have been filthy: There is not a doer of good, not even one. 4. Have all working iniquity not known? Those consuming my people have eaten bread, Jehovah they have not called. 5. There they have feared a fear, For God [is] in the generation of the righteous. 6. The counsel of the poor ye cause to stink, Because Jehovah [is] his refuge. 7. 'Who doth give from Zion the salvation of Israel? When Jehovah doth turn back [To] a captivity of His people, Jacob doth rejoice, Israel is glad! (Psalms 14:1-7, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Agnostic Retreat Defeater](/codex/agnostic-retreat-defeater/), via [Psalms 14.1](/codex/psalms-14-1/) - [Argument from the Unlivability of Nihilism](/codex/argument-from-the-unlivability-of-nihilism/), via [Psalms 14.1](/codex/psalms-14-1/) - [Atheism is a Belief](/codex/atheism-is-a-belief/), via [Psalms 14.1](/codex/psalms-14-1/) - [Atheism Targets the Vulnerable (Recruitment-Dynamic Defeater)](/codex/atheism-targets-the-vulnerable-recruitment-dynamic-defeater/), via [Psalms 14.1](/codex/psalms-14-1/) - [Atheist Self-Identity Dilemma](/codex/atheist-self-identity-dilemma/), via [Psalms 14.1](/codex/psalms-14-1/) - [Belief-Choice Objection Defeater](/codex/belief-choice-objection-defeater/), via [Psalms 14.1](/codex/psalms-14-1/) - [Cant Prove a Negative Objection Defeater](/codex/cant-prove-a-negative-objection-defeater/), via [Psalms 14.1](/codex/psalms-14-1/) - [Define the God You Deny (Debate Traps)](/codex/define-the-god-you-deny-debate-traps/), via [Psalms 14.1](/codex/psalms-14-1/) - [Jesus Said Only God Is Good Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-said-only-god-is-good-objection-defeater/), via [Psalms 14.1](/codex/psalms-14-1/) - [Performative Self-Refutation of Atheist Denial](/codex/performative-self-refutation-of-atheist-denial/), via [Psalms 14.1](/codex/psalms-14-1/) - [Stealing from God Argument](/codex/stealing-from-god-argument/), via [Psalms 14.1](/codex/psalms-14-1/) - [Tower of Babel Objection Defeater](/codex/tower-of-babel-objection-defeater/), via [Psalms 14.4](/codex/psalms-14-4/) - [Transcendental Argument for God](/codex/transcendental-argument-for-god/), via [Psalms 14.1](/codex/psalms-14-1/) **Concepts:** - [Innate Knowledge of God](/codex/innate-knowledge-of-god/), via [Psalms 14.1](/codex/psalms-14-1/) - [Is Atheism a Religion](/codex/is-atheism-a-religion/), via [Psalms 14.1](/codex/psalms-14-1/) - [Quick Objection Responses](/codex/quick-objection-responses/), via [Psalms 14.1](/codex/psalms-14-1/) - [Sensus Divinitatis](/codex/sensus-divinitatis/), via [Psalms 14.1](/codex/psalms-14-1/) - [You Cant Prove a Negative](/codex/you-cant-prove-a-negative/), via [Psalms 14.1](/codex/psalms-14-1/) **Lexicon:** - [H5039 - nevalah](/codex/h5039-nevalah/), via [Psalms 14.1](/codex/psalms-14-1/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.