Psalms 14:6
The purpose of the poor, ye would put to shame, because, Yahweh, is his refuge.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
In Context
5There have they been in great dread, because, God, is in the circle of the righteous man.
Cross References
Psalms 3:2Multitudes, are saying of my soul,—No salvation for him in God. [Selah.]
Psalms 9:9Thus be Yahweh a refuge for the crushed one, a refuge for times of destitution:
Psalms 40:17But, I, being oppressed and needy, May My Lord devise for me,—My help and my deliverer, thou art! O my God, do not tarry!
Psalms 46:1God—for us, is a refuge and strength, A help in distresses, soon found.
Isaiah 37:10Thus, shall ye surely speak unto Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom, thou, art trusting, beguile thee, saying,—Jerusalem, shall not be given over, into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Daniel 3:15Now, if ye be ready, at what time ye shall hear the sound of the cornet, the pipe, the lyre, the harp, the psaltery and the bagpipes, and all the instruments of music, ye shall fall down and adore the image which I have made, but, if ye shall not adore, instantly, shall ye be cast into the midst of the burning furnace of fire,—and who is the 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 →