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Psa 14 V2V3V4V5V6V7

Parallel PSA 14:1

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BI Psa 14:1 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)A song by David for the choir director.
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OET-LVFor_the_director of_Dāvid[fn] he_says a_fool in/on/at/with_heart_his there_[is]_not a_god they_behave_corruptly they_do_abominably deed[s] there_[is]_not [one_who]_does (of)_good.
YHWH from_heaven he_looks_down on [the]_children of_humankind to_see if_there_are [one_who]_has_insight [one_who]_seeks DOM god.


14:1 Note: KJB: Ps.14.1

UHBלַ⁠מְנַצֵּ֗חַ לְ⁠דָ֫וִ֥ד אָ֘מַ֤ר נָבָ֣ל בְּ֭⁠לִבּ⁠וֹ אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ עֲלִילָ֗ה אֵ֣ין עֹֽשֵׂה־טֽוֹב׃
   (la⁠mənaʦʦēaḩ lə⁠dāvid ʼāmar nāⱱāl bə⁠lib⁠ō ʼēyn ʼₑlohim hishḩitū hitˊiyⱱū ˊₐlīlāh ʼēyn ˊosēh-ţōⱱ.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ.
¶ Κύριε, τίς παροικήσει ἐν τῷ σκηνώματί σου; καὶ τίς κατασκηνώσει ἐν τῷ ὄρει τῷ ἁγίῳ σου;
   ( psalmos tōi Dawid.
    ¶ Kurie, tis paroikaʸsei en tōi skaʸnōmati sou; kai tis kataskaʸnōsei en tōi orei tōi hagiōi sou; )

BrTr A Psalm of David.
¶ O Lord, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? and who shall dwell in thy holy mountain?

ULTFor the chief musician. A psalm of David.
 ⇔ To the chief musician A psalm of DavidA A fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
 ⇔ They are corrupt and have done abominable iniquity;
 ⇔ there is no one who does good.

USTOnly foolish people say to themselves, “There is no God!”
 ⇔ People who say those things only do corrupt deeds;
 ⇔ there is not one of them who does what is good.

BSBFor the choirmaster. Of David.
 ⇔ The fool [fn] says in his heart,
 ⇔ “There is no God.”
 ⇔ They are corrupt; their acts are vile.
 ⇔ There is no one who does good.


14:1 The Hebrew words rendered fool throughout the Psalms denote one who is morally deficient.


OEBFor the leader. Of David.
 ⇔ Fools say in their heart,
 ⇔ ‘There is no God.’
 ⇔ Vile, hateful their life is;
 ⇔ not one does good.

WEBBEFor 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.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETFor the music director; by David.
 ⇔ Fools say to themselves, “There is no God.”
 ⇔ They sin and commit evil deeds;
 ⇔ none of them does what is right.

LSVTO THE OVERSEER. BY DAVID. A fool has said in his heart, “There is no God”; They have done corruptly,
They have done abominable actions,
There is not a doer of good.

FBVFor the music director. A psalm of David.
 ⇔ Only fools tell themselves, “God doesn't exist.” They are completely immoral; they commit terrible sins; not a single one of them does anything good.

T4TOnly foolish people say to themselves, “There is no God!”
 ⇔ People who say those things are corrupt/worthless; they do abominable/detestable deeds;
 ⇔ there is not one of them who does what is good/right.

LEB• The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. •  They do abominable deeds. •  There is none who does good.

BBETo the chief music-maker. Of David.
 ⇔ The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.

MoffFrom the Choirmaster’s collection. A song of David.
 ⇔ Profane men think,
 ⇔ “There is no God!”
 ⇔ Depraved their lives are and detestable,
 ⇔ not one of them does right.

JPSFor the Leader. A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart: 'There is no God'; they have dealt corruptly, they have done abominably; there is none that doeth good.

ASVFor 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.

DRAA psalm of David. Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? or who shall rest in thy holy hill?

YLTTo 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.

DrbyTo the chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David.
 ⇔ The fool hath said in his heart, There is no [fn]God. They have corrupted themselves, they have done abominable works: there is none that doeth good.


14.1 Elohim

RVFor 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.

WbstrTo 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.

KJB-1769To 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 chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
    ⇔ The fool hath/has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. )

KJB-1611¶ The foole hath sayd in his heart, There is no God: they are corrupt, they haue done abominable workes, there is none that doeth good.
   (¶ The foole hath/has said in his heart, There is no God: they are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.)

BshpsTo the chiefe musition, a Psalme of Dauid. The foole hath sayde in his heart there is no God: they haue corrupted them selues and done an abhominable worke, there is not one that doth good.
   (To the chief musician, a Psalme of David. The foole hath/has said in his heart there is no God: they have corrupted themselves and done an abhominable work, there is not one that doth good.)

GnvaTo him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. The foole hath said in his heart, There is no God: they haue corrupted, and done an abominable worke: there is none that doeth good.
   (To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. The foole hath/has said in his heart, There is no God: they have corrupted, and done an abominable work: there is none that doeth good. )

CvdlThe foolish bodyes saye in their hertes: Tush, there is no God. They are corrupte, ad become abhominable in their doynges, there is not one yt doth good.
   (The foolish bodyes say in their hearts: Tush, there is no God. They are corrupte, ad become abhominable in their doynges, there is not one it doth good.)

WyclLord, who schal dwelle in thi tabernacle; ether who schal reste in thin hooli hil?
   (Lord, who shall dwell in thy/your tabernacle; ether who shall rest in thin holy hil?)

LuthEin Psalm Davids, vorzusingen. Die Toren sprechen in ihrem Herzen: Es ist kein GOtt. Sie taugen nichts und sind ein Greuel mit ihrem Wesen. Da ist keiner, der Gutes tue.
   (A Psalm Davids, to_sing_to. The Toren sprechen in their hearts: It is kein God. They/She taugen nothing and are a Greuel with their Wesen. So is keiner, the/of_the Goodness tue.)

ClVgPsalmus David. [Domine, quis habitabit in tabernaculo tuo? aut quis requiescet in monte sancto tuo?[fn]
   (Psalmus David. [Domine, who/any habitabit in tabernaculo tuo? aut who/any requiescet in mountain sancto tuo? )


14.1 Domine, quis? CAS. Psalmus iste proprie morum est institutorius, præsumptionis repressio: ubi agitur de unitate præsentis Ecclesiæ et futura quiete. Primo interrogat propheta, quasi sacerdos ante faciem Domini stans, et responsa petit; volens scire quos Deus sua dignos judicet Ecclesia.


14.1 Domine, quis? CAS. Psalmus this properly morum it_is institutorius, præsumptionis repressio: where agitur about unitate præsentis Ecclesiæ and futura quiete. Primo interrogat propheta, as_if sacerdos before face Master stans, and responsa petit; volens scire which God his_own dignos yudicet Ecclesia.


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

14:1 Also known as fools, the wicked speak to themselves, think, scheme (10:4, 6, 11), and make claims; however, because they do not heed God’s revelation, they possess no understanding (14:1; 39:8; 53:1; 74:18, 22).


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

General Information:

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director of,David he/it_had_said fool in/on/at/with,heart,his not ʼElohīm corrupt do_abominable deeds not does good )

General Information:

Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)

For the chief musician

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director of,David he/it_had_said fool in/on/at/with,heart,his not ʼElohīm corrupt do_abominable deeds not does good )

Alternate translation: “This is for the director of music to use in worship.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

A fool says in his heart

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director of,David he/it_had_said fool in/on/at/with,heart,his not ʼElohīm corrupt do_abominable deeds not does good )

This is an idiom that means to say to oneself or to think to oneself. Alternate translation: “A foolish person says to himself”

They are corrupt

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director of,David he/it_had_said fool in/on/at/with,heart,his not ʼElohīm corrupt do_abominable deeds not does good )

The word “they” refers to all foolish human beings who say there is no God.

BI Psa 14:1 ©