Psalms

Psalm 14:1

¹For the choirmaster. Of David.

The fool^a says in his heart,

“There is no God.”

They are corrupt; their acts are vile.

There is no one who does good.

Footnotes

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

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For the choirmaster	לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ	lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring
Of David	לְדָ֫וִ֥ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
The fool	נָבָ֣ל	nā·ḇāl	Adjective - masculine singular	H5036 foolish, senseless
says	אָ֘מַ֤ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
in his heart	בְּ֭לִבּוֹ	bə·lib·bōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
no	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
God	אֱלֹהִ֑ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
They are corrupt	הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ	hiš·ḥî·ṯū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7843 go to ruin (?)
their acts	עֲלִילָ֗ה	‘ă·lî·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5949 wantonness, deed
are vile	הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ	hiṯ·‘î·ḇū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H8581 loathe, detest
There is no	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
one who does	עֹֽשֵׂה־	‘ō·śêh-	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H6213 do, make
good	טֽוֹב׃	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.