English Standard Version
Psalms 14:6
6You would shame the plans of the poor, but the Lord is his refuge.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You shame the counsel of the poor, But the Lord is his refuge.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but the Lord will protect his people.
Context of Psalms 14:6
4Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers who eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the Lord? 5There they are in great terror, for God is with the generation of the righteous. You would shame the plans of the poor, but the Lord is his refuge. 7Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
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 3:2many are saying of my soul, "There is no salvation for him in God." Selah
- Psalms 4:2O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah
- Psalms 22:7All who see me mock me; they make mouths at me; they wag their heads;
- Psalms 42:10As with a deadly wound in my bones, my adversaries taunt me, while they say to me all the day long, "Where is your God?"
- Nehemiah 4:2And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of Samaria, "What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it for themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish up in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, and burned ones at that?"
- Isaiah 37:10"Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah: 'Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
- Ezekiel 35:10"Because you said, 'These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will take possession of them'—although the Lord was there—
- Daniel 3:15Now if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, well and good. But if you do not worship, you shall immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you out of my hands?"
- Matthew 27:40and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross."
- Psalms 9:9The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
- Hebrews 6:18so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before 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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