Psalm 14:1-3

The Fool Says, There Is No God

1 ¹The ²fool says in his heart, ³“There is no God. ”They are ⁴corrupt, they do abominable deeds, ⁵there is none who does good.

2 The Lord ⁶looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, ^[a] who ⁷seek after God.

3 They have all turned aside; together they have become ⁸corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.

Psalm 14:1-3 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. 14:1 For ver. 1-7, see Ps. 53:1-6
• 2. 14:1 Ps. 74:18, 22; Job 2:10
• 3. 14:1 Ps. 10:4
• 4. 14:1 Gen. 6:5, 11, 12
• 5. 14:1 Cited Rom. 3:10-12
• 6. 14:2 Ps. 102:19; [Ps. 11:4]
• 7. 14:2 2 Chr. 15:2; 19:3
• 8. 14:3 Job 15:16

Footnotes

• [a] 14:2 Or 'that act wisely'