Psalms 14:1

A Psalm of David. O Lord, who will dwell in your tabernacle? Or who will rest on your holy mountain?

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2He who walks without blemish and who works justice.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:5Then God, seeing that the wickedness of men was great upon the earth and that every thought of their heart was intent upon evil at all times,

1 Samuel 25:25Let not my lord, the king, I beseech you, set his heart upon this iniquitous man, Nabal. For in accord with his name, he is senseless, and foolishness is with him. But I, your handmaid, did not see your servants, my lord, whom you had sent.

Job 22:13And you say: “Well, what does God know?” and, “He judges, as if through a fog,”

Psalms 36:1A Psalm of David himself. Do not choose to imitate the malicious; neither should you envy those who work iniquity.

Psalms 53:1Unto the end. In verses, the understanding of David,

Matthew Henry on Psalms 14:1

It does not appear upon what occasion this psalm was penned nor whether upon any particular occasion. Some say David penned it when Saul persecuted him; others, when Absalom rebelled against him. But they are mere conjectures, which have not certainty enough to warrant us to expound the psalm by them. The apostle, in quoting part of this psalm ( Rom. iii. 10 , &c.) to prove that Jews and Gentiles are all under sin ( ver. 9 ) and that all the world is guilty before God ( ver. 19 ), leads us to understand it, in… Read the whole commentary →

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