Psalms 14:6
Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
King James Version
In Context
5There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
Cross References
Psalms 3:2Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
Psalms 9:9The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
Psalms 40:17But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Isaiah 37:10Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Daniel 3:15Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 14:5-7
4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the Lord . 5 There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous. 6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge. 7 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. In these verses the psalmist endeavours, I. To convince sinners of the evil and danger… Read the whole commentary →