Oh . . ! Figure of speech Epiphonema. App-6 . Zion. See App-68 . bringeth back the captivity. Figure of speech Paronomasia ( App-6 ). See note on Deuteronomy 30:3 . Jacob . . . Israel. On these names, see notes on Genesis 32:28 ; Genesis 43:6 ; Genesis 45:26 , Genesis 45:28 . read more
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
"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
"Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up people as they eat bread, and call not upon Jehovah?"The custom of eating bread without calling upon Jehovah was also mentioned by Paul in Romans in Romans 1:21, where the very beginning of mankind's hardening was lodged in their refusal to "Give God thanks." "Knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their foolish heart was darkened."Yes, this has its application to eating... read more
"There were they in great fear;For God is in the generation of the righteous."This verse answers the question raised in Psalms 14:4, "Are the wicked totally without knowledge of God?" Indeed they are not. In every wicked man, there is the haunting fear, the secret dread, that, after all, God may indeed overthrow him at last in hell. God's being in the generation of the righteous may have the meaning that a residual knowledge of God remains in all men, "generation" here being understood as... read more
"Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor, Because Jehovah is his refuge."Delitzsch pointed out that the text here is damaged and that the meaning is difficult to determine, He suggested that, Whatever plans and intentions of godly men to do for the glory of God, these are the counsels of the poor which, "The children of the world, who are in possession of worldly power seek to frustrate."[9]In the picture of the total depravity of mankind that emerges here, whatever good may be intended or... read more
"Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!When Jehovah bringeth back the captivity of the people.Then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad."One of the best comments on this we have seen is that of Addis:Here is the Messianic hope. The Psalmist anticipates a time when Yahweh will "bring back the captivity" of His people. This expression need mean no more than a radical change for the better in the state of the people. "Restore the fortune" would be an adequate... read more
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
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
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 14:6
poor = an oppressed one. Compare Psalms 9:0 and Psalms 10:0 . read more