Psalms 14:2-7

2 The LORD has ¹looked down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there are any who ²understand, Who ³seek after God.

3 They have all ⁴turned aside, together they have become corrupt; There is ⁵no one who does good, not even one.

4 Do all the workers of wickedness ⁶not know, Who ⁷eat up my people as they eat bread, And ⁸do not call upon the Lord?

5 There they are in great dread, For God is with the ⁹righteous generation.

6 You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted, But the LORD is his ¹⁰refuge.

7 Oh *, that ¹¹the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD ¹²restores His captive people, Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.

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Psalms 14:2-7 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 33:13, 14; Psalms 102:19
2. Psalms 92:6
3. 1 Chronicles 22:19
4. Psalms 58:3
5. Psalms 143:2
6. Psalms 82:5
7. Psalms 27:2; Jeremiah 10:25; Micah 3:3
8. Psalms 79:6; Isaiah 64:7
9. Psalms 73:15; Psalms 112:2
10. Psalms 9:9; Psalms 40:17; Psalms 46:1; Psalms 142:5
11. Psalms 53:6
12. Psalms 85:1, 2

Footnotes 3

[a]. Or "act wisely"
[b]. Lit "would be"
[c]. Or "restores the fortunes of His people"

Psalms 14:2-7

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Psalms 14:2-7 Meaning and Commentary

Cross References 12

Footnotes 3