Psalm 14:6

6 Ihr schändet des Armen Rat; aber Gott ist seine Zuversicht.

Psalm 14:6 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 14:6

You have shamed the counsel of the poor
The poor saints, the Lord's people, the generation of the righteous, who are generally the poor of this world; poor in spirit, and an afflicted people: and the counsel of them intends not the counsel which they give to others, but the counsel which they receive from the Lord, from the Spirit of counsel, which rests upon them, and with which they are guided; and this is to trust in the Lord, and to make him their refuge; and which is good advice, the best of counsel. Happy and safe are they that take it! But this is derided by wicked and ungodly men; they mock at the poor saints for it, and endeavour to shame them out of it; but hope makes not ashamed; see ( Psalms 22:7 Psalms 22:8 ) ;

because the Lord [is] his refuge:
he betakes himself to him when all others fail; and finds him to be a refuge from the storm of impending calamities, and from all enemies.

Psalm 14:6 In-Context

4 Will denn der Übeltäter keiner das merken, die mein Volk fressen, daß sie sich nähren; aber den HERRN rufen sie nicht an?
5 Da fürchten sie sich; denn Gott ist bei dem Geschlecht der Gerechten.
6 Ihr schändet des Armen Rat; aber Gott ist seine Zuversicht.
7 Ach daß die Hilfe aus Zion über Israel käme und der HERR sein gefangen Volk erlösete! So würde Jakob fröhlich sein und Israel sich freuen.
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