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**To the chief Musician.** See App-64 .
**The fool:** i.e. the impious man. Compare [Psalms 10:4](../../../kjv/psalms/10/4) ; [Psalms 53:1](../../../kjv/psalms/53/1) .
**no** = no sign of a.
**GOD*.** The primitive text was "Jehovah" ( App-4 .), but the *Sopherim* say that they altered it to El ( App-4 .). So [Psalms 14:2](../../../kjv/psalms/14/2) and [Psalms 14:5](../../../kjv/psalms/14/5) . See App-32
**There is, &c.** Quoted in [Romans 3:10-12](../../../kjv/romans/3/10-12) with other scriptures.
**doeth good.** The Septuagint adds "no not one". This completes the Figure of speech *Epanadiplosis* with [Psalms 14:3](../../../kjv/psalms/14/3) ( App-6 ).

**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](../../../kjv/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 .

**all** = the whole mass. Compare "No, not one", [Romans 3:10-12](../../../kjv/romans/3/10-12) .
**filthy** = corrupt.

**eat up My People.** Compare [Jeremiah 10:25](../../../kjv/jeremiah/10/25) .[Amos 8:4](../../../kjv/amos/8/4) .[Micah 3:3](../../../kjv/micah/3/3) . Between [Psalms 14:3](../../../kjv/psalms/14/3) and [Psalms 14:4](../../../kjv/psalms/14/4) the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulg, insert four verses; three are retained in P.B.V. Probably an ancient marginal note which found its way into a MS.

**were they in great fear.** Figure of speech *Polyptoton.* App-6 . Hebrew they feared a fear.
**generation** = circle. Hebrew. *dor,* company, or class.
**righteous** = righteous man.

**poor** = an oppressed one. Compare [Psalms 9](../../../kjv/psalms/9) and [Psalms 10](../../../kjv/psalms/10) .

**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](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/30/3) .
**Jacob . . . Israel.** On these names, see notes on [Genesis 32:28](../../../kjv/genesis/32/28) ; [Genesis 43:6](../../../kjv/genesis/43/6) ; [Genesis 45:26](../../../kjv/genesis/45/26) , [Genesis 45:28](../../../kjv/genesis/45/28) .

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