14:1 [To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David.] The fool hath said in his heart, {a} [There is] no God. They are {b} corrupt, they have done abominable works, [there is] none that doeth good.
(a) He shows that the cause of all wickedness if forgetting God.
(b) There is nothing but disorder and wickedness among them.
14:7 Oh that the salvation of {f} Israel [were come] out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, [and] Israel shall be glad.
(f) He prays for the whole Church whom he is assured God will deliver: for no one else but he can do it.
Bibliographical Information Beza, Theodore. "Commentary on Psalms 14". "The 1599 Geneva Study Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/gsb/psalms-14.html. 1599-1645.
Verse 1
14:1 [To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David.] The fool hath said in his heart, {a} [There is] no God. They are {b} corrupt, they have done abominable works, [there is] none that doeth good.
(a) He shows that the cause of all wickedness if forgetting God.
(b) There is nothing but disorder and wickedness among them.
Verse 3
14:3 They are {c} all gone aside, they are [all] together become filthy: [there is] none that doeth good, no, not one.
(c) David here makes comparisons between the faithful and the reprobate, but Paul speaks the same of all men naturally, Romans 3:10.
Verse 5
14:5 {d} There were they in great fear: for God [is] in the generation of the righteous.
(d) Where they think themselves most sure.
Verse 6
14:6 Ye have {e} shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD [is] his refuge.
(e) You mock them who put their trust in God.
Verse 7
14:7 Oh that the salvation of {f} Israel [were come] out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, [and] Israel shall be glad.
(f) He prays for the whole Church whom he is assured God will deliver: for no one else but he can do it.