Psalms 14 WBT
Summary: Psalm 14 offers a bleak assessment of universal human corruption, opening with the line later echoed by Paul in Romans 3: "the fool says in his heart, There is no God... there is none who does good" (v. 1, 3). God is pictured looking down from heaven to see if anyone understands or seeks him, and finding all have "turned aside" (v. 2-3). It closes by contrasting the wicked who devour God's people with a longing for salvation to come out of Zion; the psalm is repeated with minor variation as Psalm 53.
1To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David. The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, [there is] none that doeth good.
2The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, [and] seek God.
3They are all gone aside, they are [all] together become filthy: [there is] none that doeth good, no, not one.
4Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people [as] they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
5There were they in great fear: for God [is] in the generation of the righteous.
6Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD [is] his refuge.
7Oh that the salvation of Israel [were come] out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, [and] Israel shall be glad.
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