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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 14:2

The LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . Figure of speech Epanadiplosis ( App-6 ). The verse beginning and ending with "Jehovah" (see note on "GOD", Psalms 14:1 ). Psalm not for public use: but for David's private use. looked . . . To see. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. children = sons. men. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 14:1

PSALM 14THE JUDICIAL HARDENING OF MANKIND (FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. A PSALM OF DAVID).REGARDING: JUDICIAL HARDENINGThe title we have chosen here is our own, and it is derived from the apostle Paul's use of this psalm in his description of the Judicial Hardening of Mankind in the first three chapters of the Book of Romans. A study of this phenomenon is of fundamental importance in the understanding of God's ultimate prophecies concerning the repeated apostasy and final destruction of the Adamic... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 14:2

"Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God. They are all gone aside, they are together become filthy; There is none that doeth good, no not one.""The point of these two verses is that the arrogant materialist of Psalms 14:1, is but an example of man in general."[5] "What is lamented here is not the corruption of Israel and not that of the heathen, but the universal corruption of man."[6]In Romans 3:10-18, we... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 14:1

Psalms 14:0. David describeth the corruption of a natural man: he convinceth the wicked by the light of their conscience: he glorieth in the salvation of God. To the chief musician. A Psalm of David. Title.— לדוד למנצח lamnatseach ledavid. This Psalm is thought to have been composed by David upon the almost total defection of his people to Absalom. The 5th verse seems strongly to mark this circumstance. See 2Sa 17:8; 2 Samuel 17:29. Mr. Mudge however observes, that it appears from the last... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 14:2

Psalms 14:2. The Lord looked down, &c.— These, and the following words, as to the sense of them, are taken from Genesis 6:5. They are here used in confutation of the profane and Epicurean ideas of those who denied a Providence. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 14:1

1. Sinners are termed "fools," because they think and act contrary to right reason (Genesis 34:7; Joshua 7:15; Psalms 39:8; Psalms 74:18; Psalms 74:22). in his heart—to himself (Genesis 6:12). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 14:2

2. looked—in earnest enquiry. understand—as opposed to "fool" [Psalms 14:1]. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 14:1

A fool (Heb. nabal) is a person who has a problem in his or her heart more than in the head. He does not take God into account as he goes about living and is therefore morally insensitive (cf. 1 Samuel 25:25; Isaiah 32:4-7). He may or may not really be an atheist, and he is not necessarily ignorant, but he lives as though there is no God. This conclusion leads him to disregard the revelations God has given of Himself, attention to which are essential for wise living (cf. Proverbs 1:7; Romans... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 14:1-7

Psalms 14This reflective psalm and Psalms 53 are almost identical. The commentators take differing views concerning the genre since elements of individual lament, wisdom, prophetic, communal lament, and philosophical psalms are all present in this one. Merrill called it a psalm of exhortation. [Note: Merrill, "Psalms," p. 414.] The failures of human beings that he experienced, and the knowledge that God will judge folly and corruption, led David to long for the establishment of God’s kingdom on... read more

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