Psalms 14 (LSB)

Chapter Text

14:1 For the choir director. Of David. The wicked fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They act corruptly, they commit abominable deeds; There is no one who does good.

14:2 Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there is anyone who has insight, Anyone who seeks after God.

14:3 They have all turned aside, altogether they have become worthless; There is no one who does good, not even one.

14:4 Do all the workers of iniquity not know, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And do not call upon Yahweh?

14:5 There they are in great dread, For God is with the righteous generation.

14:6 You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted, But Yahweh is his refuge.

14:7 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When Yahweh restores His captive people, May Jacob rejoice, may Israel be glad.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "choir", "director", "david", "wicked", "fool", "says", "heart", and "corruptly". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "choir" and "director", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local LSB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "choir" and "director" carries the first interpretive weight. In The LORD as Shepherd, the local focus is trust, covenant mercy, guidance, and worship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "choir" and "director" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.