Psalms 14:1 «To 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. Ver. 1. _The fool_] That sapless fellow, that carcase of a man, that walking sepulchre of himself, in who... [ Continue Reading ]
_The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, [and] seek God._ Ver. 2. _The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men_] As opposed to the children of God, so some take it, as Genesis 4:26; Genesis 6:2. As a judge he looketh dow... [ Continue Reading ]
They are all gone aside, they are [all] together become filthy: [there is] none that doeth good, no, not one. Ver. 3. _They are all gone aside, &c._] This is God's own report of the matter, fully answering to that before given in by David, Psalms 14:1. Good men have the mind of Christ, 1 Corinthian... [ Continue Reading ]
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people [as] they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD. Ver. 4. _Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge?_] No, not so much as Pilate's wife had in a dream; for else they would take heed of having anything to do with those just men.... [ Continue Reading ]
There were they in great fear: for God [is] in the generation of the righteous. Ver. 5. _There were they in great fear_] There? and they? and in great fear? where? and who? and what kind of fear was it they were in? For answer: There, that is, in the generation of the righteous, in the assemblies o... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD [is] his refuge. Ver. 6. _You have shamed the counsel of the poor_] And thought to mock him out of his confidence, as Sennacherib did by Hezekiah, and the Jews by our Saviour. Religion was long since grown, as it is also at this day among man... [ Continue Reading ]
Oh 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. Ver. 7. _Oh that the salvation of Israel, &c._] This is the second part of the psalm, wherein David prayeth to God to deliver his Israel... [ Continue Reading ]