Wednesday, August 27, 2025

The Text of JST Psalm 14

  

KJV

1867 Inspired Version (RLDS)

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.  They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

2 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge?  who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the Lord.

5 There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.

6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge.

7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!  when the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no man that hath seen God. Because he showeth himself not unto us, therefore there is no God. Behold, they are corrupt; they have done abominable works, and none of them doeth good.

 2 For the Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, and by his voice said unto his servant, Seek ye among the children of men, to see if there are any that do understand God. And he opened his mouth unto the Lord, and said, Behold, all these who say they are thine.

 3 The Lord answered, and said, They are together become filthy, thou canst behold none of them that are doing good, no, not one.

 4 All they have for their teachers are workers of iniquity, and there is no knowledge in them. They are they who eat up my people. They eat bread and call not upon the Lord.

 

 5 They are in great fear, for God dwells in the generation of the righteous. He is the counsel of the poor, because they are ashamed of the wicked, and flee unto the Lord for their refuge.

 6 They are ashamed of the counsel of the poor because the Lord is his refuge.

 7 Oh that Zion were established out of heaven, the salvation of Israel. O Lord, when wilt thou establish Zion? When the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, Israel shall be glad.

 

 

OT Manuscript 2, pp. 85-86:

 




 

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The fool hath said in his heart, There is no man that hath seen God, because he sheweth him--self not unto us, therefore there is no God. Behold they are corrupt; they have done abominable works and none of them do<e>th good, For the Lord look down from heaven upon the children of men, and by his voice said unto his servant, seek ye among the children of men, to see if there are any that do understand God. And he opened his mouth unto the Lord, and said; behold, all these who say they are thine. The lord answerd and said, they are all [a]<g>one asi[g]<d>e, they are to-gether become filthy. Thou canst be hold none of these that are doing good, no, not one; <all> they have for there teachers, [a]<are> workers of eniquity, and there is no knowledge in them. They <are they> who eat up my peo-ple, they eat bread, and call not upon the Lord. they are in great fear, for God dwels in the gen-eration of the righteous, he is the coun[c]<s>el of the poor, because they are ashamed of the wicked, and flee unto the Lord for there reffuge, The[n]<y> are ashamed of the coun[c]<s>el of the poor, because the Lord is his ref--fuge, O that Zion were established out of heaven, the salvation of Israel. O Lord, when wilt thou establish Zion? When the lord bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, Isreal shall be glad.

  

Further Reading:

 

Walker Wright and Don Bradley, “’None That Doeth Good’: Early Evidence of the First Vision in JST Psalm 14,” BYU Studies 61, no. 3 (2022): 123-40.