--- title: "Psalms 14 - Study King James Bible with clarkes commentary" description: "Read Psalms 14 with clarkes commentary commentary. 1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. 2 The LORD looked do" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/psalms/14" --- [ Read](/kjv/psalms/14)[ Commentary](/study/psalms/14)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/psalms/14) Audio 1 The fool hath said in his heart, *There is* no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, *there is* none that doeth good. 2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, *and* seek God. 3 They are all gone aside, they are *all* together become filthy: *there is* none that doeth good, no, not one.* 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.* [Psalms 13](/study/psalms/13) [Psalms 15](/study/psalms/15) ## Commentary To verse 1 There is nothing particular in the *title*; only it is probable that the word לדוד *ledavid, of David*, is improperly prefixed, as it is sufficiently evident, from the construction of the Psalm, that it speaks of the *Babylonish captivity*. The author, whoever he was, (some say Haggai, others Daniel, c.,) probably lived beyond the Euphrates. He describes here, in fervid colours, the iniquity of the Chaldeans. He predicts their terror and destruction he consoles himself with the prospect of a speedy return from his exile; and hopes soon to witness the reunion of the tribes of Israel and Judah. It may be applied to *unbelievers* in general. Verse [Psalms 14:1](/kjv/psalms/14/1). ***The fool hath said in his heart*****, There is*****no God.*** — נבל *nabal*, which we render *fool*, signifies an *empty fellow*, a *contemptible person*, a *villain*. One who has a muddy head and an unclean heart; and, in his darkness and folly, says in his heart, "There is no God." "And none," says one, "but a *fool* would say so." The word is not to be taken in the strict sense in which we use the term *atheist*, that is, one who denies the *being of a God*, or confounds him with *matter*. 1. There have been some, not many, who have denied the existence of God. 2. There are others who, without absolutely denying the Divine existence, deny his *providence*; that is, they acknowledge a Being of infinite power, c., but give him nothing to do, and no world to govern. 3. There are others, and they are very numerous, who, while they profess to acknowledge both, deny them in their heart, and live as if they were persuaded there was no God either to punish or reward. ***They are corrupt*** — They are in a state of *putrescency* and *they* *have done abominable works*- the corruption of their *hearts* extends itself through all the actions of their *lives*. They are a plague of the most deadly kind; propagate nothing but destruction; and, like their father the devil, spread far and wide the contagion of sin and death. Not *one of them does good*. 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