Psalms 14:1

“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” The fool saith in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; abominable are their doings; There is none that doeth good.

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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

2Jehovah looketh down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any that have understanding, That have regard to God.

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Cross References

Job 22:13Hence thou sayest, “What doth God know? Can he govern behind the thick darkness?

Psalms 36:1“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David, the servant of the Lord.” To speak of the ungodliness of the wicked is in my heart. He hath no fear of God before his eyes.

Psalms 53:1“For the leader of the music. To be sung on wind instruments. A psalm of David.” The fool saith in his heart, “There is no God!” They are corrupt; their doings are abominable; There is none that doeth good.

Psalms 92:6But the unwise man knoweth not this, And the fool understandeth it not.

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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