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Psalms 14:6
6You wicked people tried to bring shame to poor people. But the Lord keeps poor people safe.
Psalms 14:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge.
- New International Version (NIV)You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the Lord is their refuge.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You would shame the plans of the poor, but the Lord is his refuge.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You shame the counsel of the poor, But the Lord is his refuge.
Context of Psalms 14:6
4Will those evil people never learn? They destroy my people, as if they are eating a meal. They never pray to the Lord. 5Look at them! Now they are very afraid! They see that God is with the people who obey him. You wicked people tried to bring shame to poor people. But the Lord keeps poor people safe. 7The Lord is the one who can save Israel's people. Please Lord, come now from your home in Zion! When the Lord makes his people strong again, Jacob's descendants will be happy! Yes, Israel's people will shout with joy!
Read all of Psalms 14Psalms 14:6 word by word
עֲצַת־עָנִ֥י תָבִ֑ישׁוּ כִּ֖י יְהוָ֣ה מַחְסֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 14:6
- Psalms 3:2They say about me, ‘God will not save him.’ Selah.
- Psalms 4:2Tell me this, you people: How long will you refuse to respect me? How long will you love stupid ideas? How long will you agree with lies? Selah.
- Psalms 22:7Everyone that sees me laughs at me. They laugh and they shake their heads.
- Psalms 42:10My enemies laugh at me all the time. It is like they are breaking all my bones. They are always saying, ‘Where is your God?’
- Nehemiah 4:2His officers and Samaria's army were with him. He said to them, ‘Those Jews have great ideas, but they are weak. How will they ever repair the wall? Will they give sacrifices to their God? Will that help them to repair the wall in one day? They will never build anything from this heap of stones that fire has destroyed!’
- Isaiah 37:10This was his message to King Hezekiah of Judah: ‘You are hoping that your God will help you. Your God may say that the king of Assyria will not destroy Jerusalem. But do not let him deceive you.
- Ezekiel 35:10You said, ‘We will take these two nations for ourselves. Israel and Judah will belong to us.’ You said that when I, the Lord, was there with them.
- Daniel 3:15Next time you hear the sound of the special music, you must obey my rule. You must bend down and you must worship the statue that I have built. If you do not worship the statue, my servants will throw you immediately into the middle of a very hot fire. There is no god who can save you from my power.’
- Matthew 27:40and they said, ‘You said that you could destroy the temple and then build it again in three days. If you really are the Son of God, save yourself. Come down from the cross.’
- Psalms 9:9For people who suffer, the Lord gives them a safe place. When trouble comes to them, he keeps them safe.
- Hebrews 6:18Those two things can never change. God cannot tell a lie. As a result, we can be brave and strong. We have trusted God to keep us safe with him. We should also expect to receive the good things that he has promised to give us.
Commentaries on Psalms 14:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor - Instead of תבישו tabishu, "Ye have shamed," Bishop Horsley proposes to read תבישם tabishem, and translates the clause thus: "The counsel of the helpless man shall put them to shame." But this is not authorized by MS. or version. There is no need for any change: the psalmist refers to the confidence which the afflicted people professed to have in God for their deliverance, which confidence the Babylonians turned…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Ye have shamed - The address here is made directly to the wicked themselves, to show them the baseness of their own conduct, and, perhaps, in connection with the previous verse, to show them what occasion they had for fear. The idea in the verse seems to be, that as God was the protector of the “poor” who had come to him for “refuge,” and as they had “shamed the counsel of the poor” who had done this, they had real occasion for alarm. The phrase “ye have…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7This wisdom psalm includes elements of lament and prophetic speech. The ideals of Psalm 8 clash with foolish human attitudes and sinful actions. Except for verses 5–6, this psalm is similar to Psalm 53.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. Their conduct evinces indifference rather than ignorance of God; for when He appears in judgment, they are stricken with great fear. who eat up my people--to express their beastly fury (Pr 30:14; Ha 3:14). To "call on the Lord" is to worship Him.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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