Psalms 14:1-6

Folly and Wickedness of Men.

1 The fool has ¹said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; There is ²no one who does good.

2 The LORD has ³looked down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there are any who ⁴understand, Who ⁵seek after God.

3 They have all ⁶turned aside, together they have become corrupt; There is ⁷no one who does good, not even one.

4 Do all the workers of wickedness ⁸not know, Who ⁹eat up my people as they eat bread, And ¹⁰do not call upon the Lord?

5 There they are in great dread, For God is with the ¹¹righteous generation.

6 You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted, But the LORD is his ¹²refuge.

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Psalms 14:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

To the chief Musician, [a Psalm] of David. The argument of this psalm, according to Theodoret, is Sennacherib's invasion of Judea, when he sent Rabshakeh to Hezekiah, with menaces and curses; upon which Hezekiah implored divine help, and obtained it, and the Assyrian army was destroyed by an angel; of all which he thinks this psalm was prophetic.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 12

1. Psalms 10:4; Psalms 53:1
2. Psalms 14:1-3; Psalms 130:3; Romans 3:10-12
3. Psalms 33:13, 14; Psalms 102:19
4. Psalms 92:6
5. 1 Chronicles 22:19
6. Psalms 58:3
7. Psalms 143:2
8. Psalms 82:5
9. Psalms 27:2; Jeremiah 10:25; Micah 3:3
10. Psalms 79:6; Isaiah 64:7
11. Psalms 73:15; Psalms 112:2
12. Psalms 9:9; Psalms 40:17; Psalms 46:1; Psalms 142:5

Footnotes 2

[a]. Lit "doings"
[b]. Or "act wisely"

Psalms 14:1-6

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Folly and Wickedness of Men.

Psalms 14:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

Cross References 12

Footnotes 2