Psalm 14:2-4

2 The LORD looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.

3 All have turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.

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

Psalm 14:2-4 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. Job 41:34; Psalms 85:11; Psalms 102:19; Lamentations 3:50; Psalms 33:13
• 2. Psalms 92:6
• 3. S Ezra 6:21
• 4. S 1 Samuel 8:3; 1 Timothy 5:15
• 5. 2 Peter 2:7; Psalms 58:3
• 6. 1 Kings 8:46; Psalms 143:2; Ecclesiastes 7:20
• 7. Romans 3:10-12*
• 8. Psalms 82:5; Jeremiah 4:22
• 9. Psalms 27:2; Micah 3:3
• 10. Psalms 79:6; Isaiah 64:7; Isaiah 65:1; Jeremiah 10:25; Hosea 7:7