Psa 14, Psa 25 | ESV | STEP | To the choirmaster . Of David . The fool says in his heart , There is no God . They are corrupt , they do abominable deeds ; there is none who does good .

aj[See ver. 8 above]

ak[Prov. 1:33; 19:23]

al Ps. 112:2

amSee Ps. 37:9

an[Amos 3:7; See Job 29:4]

ap Ps. 123:1, 2; 141:8; [2 Chr. 20:12]

aq Ps. 31:4

ar Ps. 69:16; 86:16; 119:132

as[Job 10:15]

atSee ver. 2

au Ps. 34:22; 71:23; 130:8; Lam. 3:58; [2 Sam. 4:9]

Psalms 14

The Fool Says, There Is No God

To the choirmaster. Of David.

1 ^aThe ^bfool says in his heart, ^c“There is no God.”
They are ^dcorrupt, they do abominable deeds;
^ethere is none who does good.
2 The Lord ^flooks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who understand, ^{▼▼Or that act wisely}
who ^hseek after God.
3 They have all turned aside; together they have become ⁱcorrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.
4 Have they no ^jknowledge, all the evildoers
who ^keat up my people as they eat bread
and ^ldo not call upon the Lord?
5 There they are in great terror,
for God is with ^mthe generation of the righteous.
6 You would shame the plans of the poor,
but ^{▼▼Or for} the Lord is his ^orefuge.
7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord ^prestores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

Psalms 25

Teach Me Your Paths

^{▼▼This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet} Of David.

1 To you, O Lord, I ^rlift up my soul.
2 O my God, in you I ^strust;
^tlet me not be put to shame;
^ulet not my enemies exult over me.
3 Indeed, ^vnone who wait for you shall be put to shame;
they shall be ashamed who are ^wwantonly ^xtreacherous.
4 ^yMake me to know your ways, O Lord;
teach me your paths.
5 Lead me in your ^ztruth and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation;
for you I wait all the day long.
6 Remember your ^aamercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,
^abfor they have been from of old.
7 Remember not ^acthe sins of my youth or my transgressions;
according to your ^adsteadfast love remember me,
for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!
8 ^aeGood and upright is the Lord;
therefore he ^afinstructs sinners in the way.
9 He leads the humble in what is right,
and teaches the humble his way.
10 All the paths of the Lord are ^agsteadfast love and faithfulness,
for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11 For your ^ahname’s sake, O Lord,
pardon my guilt, for it is ^aigreat.
12 Who is the man who fears the Lord?
Him ^ajwill he instruct in the way that he should choose.
13 His soul shall ^akabide in well-being,
and his ^aloffspring ^amshall inherit the land.
14 ^anThe friendship ^{▼▼Or The secret counsel} of the Lord is for those who fear him,
and he makes known to them his covenant.
15 My ^apeyes are ever toward the Lord,
for he will ^aqpluck my feet out of the net.
16 ^arTurn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am lonely and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
bring me out of my distresses.
18 ^asConsider my affliction and my trouble,
and forgive all my sins.
19 Consider how many are my foes,
and with what violent hatred they hate me.
20 Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me!
^atLet me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
21 May integrity and uprightness preserve me,
for I wait for you.
22 ^auRedeem Israel, O God,
out of all his troubles.