Psalms 14:1

A Psalm of David. 1 O Lord, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? 1 And who shall dwell in thy holy mountain? 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 that walks blameless, and works righteousness, 1 Who speaks truth in his heart. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 6:5And the Lord God having seen that the wicked actions of men were multiplied upon the earth, and that every one in his heart was intently brooding over evil continually,

1 Samuel 25:25Let not my lord, I pray thee, take to heart this pestilent man, for according to his name, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thy handmaid saw not the servants of my lord whom thou didst send.

Job 22:13And thou hast said, What does the Mighty One know? 1 Does he judge in the dark? 1

Psalms 36:1A Psalm of David. 1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, 1 Neither be envious of them that do iniquity. 1

Psalms 53:1For the end, among the Hymns of instruction by 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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