Friday, May 16, 2014

Psalm 14 - The Human Race.

Psalm 14 - What it means to me.

Only a fool says in his heart, "There is no God."
These kind of people are corrupt so their actions are evil. None of them do good.

The Lord looks down from heaven on the whole human race. He looks to see if there are who understand, who seek after God. But no, all have turned away from God; all have become corrupt. There is no one who does good, not even one.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
 The disease of sin has infected the whole race of mankind. They are all gone aside, there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Whatever good is in any of the children of men, or is done by them, it is not of themselves, it is God's work in them. They are gone aside from the right way of their duty, the way that leads to happiness, and are turned into the paths of the destroyer. Let us lament the corruption of our nature, and see what need we have of the grace of God: let us not marvel that we are told we must be born again. And we must not rest in any thing short of union with Christ, and a new creation to holiness by his Spirit.

Will those who do evil never learn? They eat up my people like they eat bread and do not call upon the Lord. One day they will be filled with fear for God is with the righteous. The evil want to shame the oppressed but the Lord will protect his people.

I wish salvation would come out of Zion! When the Lord restores his people they will rejoice and shout with joy!

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