Psalm 14, 15 – The Difference Between Folly and Wisdom

Psalm 14, 15 – The Difference Between Folly and Wisdom

To the choirmaster: of David.

14:1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds;
there is none who does good.

2 The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.

3 They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
there is none who does good, not even one.

4 Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers who eat up my people as they eat bread
and do not call upon the LORD?

5 There they are in great terror,
for God is with the generation of the righteous.

6 You would shame the plans of the poor,
but the LORD is his refuge.

7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

Who Shall Dwell on Your Holy Hill?

A Psalm of David.

15:1      O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent?
Who shall dwell on your holy hill?

2 He who walks blamelessly and does what is right
and speaks truth in his heart;

3 who does not slander with his tongue
and does no evil to his neighbor,
nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

4 in whose eyes a vile person is despised,
but who honors those who fear the LORD;
who swears to his own hurt and does not change;

5 who does not put out his money at interest
and does not take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things shall never be moved.