Psalms 14

The Psalm of the Fool describes the corruptness of the atheist fool who denies God's existence and engages in wickedness.[2] It contrasts the fool's rejection of YHWH with the righteousness of those who seek God.

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Interlinear Text

To the choirmaster to the overseeing one of David to David to David said he said fool withered-minded man in his heart in his inner-core there is no there is not God mighty ones they have corrupted they brought to ruin they have done abominable They have made abominable deeds deed there is none there is not who does doer good good

Verse 1 לַ/מְנַצֵּ֗חַ 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 lamenatsecha To the choirmaster to the overseeing one HRd/Vprmsa לְ/דָ֫וִ֥ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid of David to David to David HR/Np אָ֘מַ֤ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar said he said HVqp3ms נָבָ֣ל 𐤍𐤁𐤋 naval fool withered-minded man HAamsa בְּ֭/לִבּ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤋𐤁/𐤅 belibo in his heart in his inner-core HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there is not HTn אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ 𐤄𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤅 hishechitu they have corrupted they brought to ruin HVhp3cp הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ 𐤄𐤕𐤏𐤉𐤁𐤅 hiteivu they have done abominable They have made abominable HVhp3cp עֲלִילָ֗ה 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 alilah deeds deed HNcfsa אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn-2 there is none there is not HTn עֹֽשֵׂה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh who does doer HVqrmsc טֽוֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa

the LORD Yahweh Yahweh from heaven from the lofty-heavens looked down he caused himself to look out from above upon upon sons of sons of men human being to see to see if there is is there? who understands one who makes wise who seeks the seeking-one after object-marker God mighty ones

Verse 2 יְֽהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp מִ/שָּׁמַיִם֮ 𐤌/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 mishamayim from heaven from the lofty-heavens HR/Ncmpa הִשְׁקִ֪יף 𐤄𐤔𐤒𐤉𐤐 hisheqif looked down he caused himself to look out from above HVhp3ms עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR בְּנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc אָ֫דָ֥ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam men human being HNcmsa לִ֭/רְאוֹת 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 lireot to see to see HR/Vqc הֲ/יֵ֣שׁ 𐤄/𐤉𐤔 hayesh if there is is there? HTi/Tm מַשְׂכִּ֑יל 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤋 masekil who understands one who makes wise HVhrmsa דֹּ֝רֵשׁ 𐤃𐤓𐤔 doresh who seeks the seeking-one HVqrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et after object-marker HTo אֱלֹהִֽים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa

all the whole have turned aside ruling chief together as one together they have become corrupt they have become defiled there is not there is not who does doer good good there is not there is not even also one one

Verse 3 הַ/כֹּ֥ל 𐤄/𐤊𐤋 hakol all the whole HTd/Ncmsa סָר֮ 𐤎𐤓 sar have turned aside ruling chief HVqp3ms יַחְדָּ֪ו 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 yachedav together as one together HD נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ 𐤍𐤀𐤋𐤇𐤅 neelachu they have become corrupt they have become defiled HVNp3cp אֵ֤ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is not there is not HTn עֹֽשֵׂה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh who does doer HVqrmsc ט֑וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa אֵ֝֗ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn-2 there is not there is not HTn גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam even also HTa אֶחָֽד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa

not? is it not? know they knew all entirety of workers of accomplishers of iniquity worthless wickedness eaters of eaters of my people my people they ate they consumed bread bread the LORD Yahweh Yahweh not not called they called

Verse 4 הֲ/לֹ֥א 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo not? is it not? HTi/Tn יָדְעוּ֮ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 yadeu know they knew HVqp3cp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc פֹּ֪עֲלֵ֫י 𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤉 poaley workers of accomplishers of HVqrmpc אָ֥וֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven iniquity worthless wickedness HNcmsa אֹכְלֵ֣י 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤉 okheley eaters of eaters of HVqrmpc עַ֭מִּ/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs אָ֣כְלוּ 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 akhelu they ate they consumed HVqp3cp לֶ֑חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread HNcbsa יְ֝הוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn קָרָֽאוּ 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 qarau called they called HVqp3cp

there in that place they-feared they trembled in fear fear intense dread for for/because God mighty ones in-generation in a generation-cycle righteous righteous man

Verse 5 שָׁ֤ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD פָּ֣חֲדוּ 𐤐𐤇𐤃𐤅 pachadu they-feared they trembled in fear HVqp3cp פָ֑חַד 𐤐𐤇𐤃 fachad fear intense dread HNcmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa בְּ/ד֣וֹר 𐤁/𐤃𐤅𐤓 bedor in-generation in a generation-cycle HR/Ncmsa צַדִּֽיק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous righteous man HAamsa

counsel counsel of poor I you shame you will put to shame because for/because the LORD Yahweh Yahweh his refuge his place of refuge

Verse 6 עֲצַת 𐤏𐤑𐤕 atsat counsel counsel of HNcfsc עָנִ֥י 𐤏𐤍𐤉 ani poor I HAamsa תָבִ֑ישׁוּ 𐤕𐤁𐤉𐤔𐤅 tavishu you shame you will put to shame HVhi2mp כִּ֖י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp מַחְסֵֽ/הוּ 𐤌𐤇𐤎/𐤄𐤅 machesehu his refuge his place of refuge HNcmsc/Sp3ms

Oh that who? would give he will give out of Zion from Zion from Tsion salvation deliverance-of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael when returning in returning the LORD Yahweh Yahweh captivity captivity-of of his people his gathered people will rejoice he will exult Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov will be glad he will rejoice Israel El-Contends Yiserael

Verse 7 מִ֥י 𐤌𐤉 mi Oh that who? HTi יִתֵּ֣ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten would give he will give HVqi3ms מִ/צִּיּוֹן֮ 𐤌/𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 mitsion out of Zion from Zion from Tsion HR/Np יְשׁוּעַ֪ת 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕 yeshuat salvation deliverance-of HNcfsc יִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp בְּ/שׁ֣וּב 𐤁/𐤔𐤅𐤁 beshuv when returning in returning HR/Vqc יְ֭הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp שְׁב֣וּת 𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕 shevut captivity captivity-of HNcfsc עַמּ֑/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo of his people his gathered people HNcmsc/Sp3ms יָגֵ֥ל 𐤉𐤂𐤋 yagel will rejoice he will exult HVqi3ms יַ֝עֲקֹ֗ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp יִשְׂמַ֥ח 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 yisemach will be glad he will rejoice HVqi3ms יִשְׂרָֽאֵל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp

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