1For the director. Of David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They act corruptly, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good.
2Yahweh looked down from heaven upon the sons of man to see whether there is anyone who acts wisely, who seeks after God.
3They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt. There is none who does good, not even one.
4Do they not know, all the workers of iniquity, who devour my people as they devour bread, and do not call on Yahweh?
5There they were seized with dread, for God is with the righteous generation.
6You would shame the plan of the poor, but Yahweh is his refuge.
7Oh that Israel’s salvation would come out of Zion! When Yahweh restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
Where this passage connects across Scripture — each link typed and reasoned, part of the AIT Bible Nexus Chart.
The Fool Says There Is No God
quotationRomans 3:10— Paul quotes these verses ('There is none who does good, not even one; all have turned aside') in his catena on universal sinfulness.
quoted byRomans 3:9— The catena opens with a near-verbatim citation of the psalm's 'there is no one who does good, not even one.'
parallelPsalms 53:1— Psalm 14 and Psalm 53 are the same psalm, nearly verbatim, with 'Elohim' in Ps 53 for 'Yahweh' here.
parallelPsalms 53:6— The concluding wish for salvation from Zion and restoration of Jacob's fortunes matches the parallel ending of Psalm 53.
echoed inPsalms 10:1— Both attribute the denial 'There is no God' to the fool/wicked in his heart.
echoed inPsalms 102:12— Yahweh looking down from heaven upon the earth, shared image of divine observation.
echoed inPsalms 126:1— Both use the distinctive phrase 'restored/restore the fortunes of Zion' as a hope for Israel's return.
thematicJob 15:1— Shared theme of universal human impurity/unrighteousness before God.