14:3 Everyone rejects God; 1
they are all morally corrupt. 2
None of them does what is right, 3
not even one!
31:23 Love the Lord, all you faithful followers 4 of his!
The Lord protects those who have integrity,
but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly. 5
1 tn Heb “everyone turns aside.”
2 tn Heb “together they are corrupt.”
3 tn Heb “there is none that does good.”
4 tn A “faithful follower” (חָסִיד, khasid) is one who does what is right in God’s eyes and remains faithful to God (see Pss 4:3; 12:1; 16:10; 31:23; 37:28; 86:2; 97:10).
5 tn The participial forms in the second and third lines characterize the Lord as one who typically protects the faithful and judges the proud.