Psalms 14:4-6

4 Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on the LORD.

5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous.

6 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.

Psalms 14:4-6 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.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 82:5; Jeremiah 4:22
• 2. Psalms 27:2; Micah 3:3
• 3. Psalms 79:6; Isaiah 64:7; Isaiah 65:1; Jeremiah 10:25; Hosea 7:7
• 4. S 2 Samuel 22:3; Psalms 9:9; Psalms 40:17