Psalm 14

Heavenly father,
open my heart to an understanding of the goodness that is only to be found in you,
that I may seek after you
and lead me not into the foolish temptation of thinking that there is no such goodness, and no such God

¹ 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.