Psalms 14:6

Psalms 14:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but the Lord will protect his people.

Context of Psalms 14:6

4Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on the Lord. 5But there they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous. You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the Lord is their refuge. 7Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

Psalms 14:6 word by word

עֲצַת־עָנִ֥י תָבִ֑ישׁוּ כִּ֖י יְהוָ֣ה מַחְסֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ye have shamedבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
• the counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• of the poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• because the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• his refugeמַחְסֶּהmachăseh machseh · refugeH4268

Cross-references for Psalms 14:6

• Psalms 3:2Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”
• Psalms 4:2How long will you people turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods?
• Psalms 22:7All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
• Psalms 42:10My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
• Nehemiah 4:2and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said, “What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble—burned as they are?”
• Isaiah 37:10“Say to Hezekiah king of Judah: Do not let the god you depend on deceive you when he says, ‘Jerusalem will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.’
• Ezekiel 35:10“ ‘Because you have said, “These two nations and countries will be ours and we will take possession of them,” even though I the Lord was there,
• Daniel 3:15Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?”
• Matthew 27:40and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”
• Psalms 9:9The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
• Hebrews 6:18God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged.

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

Topics related to Psalms 14:6

• Infidelity
• Poor

In the dictionaries

• Aside
• Corrupt
• Eat
• Fool
• None
• Shame
• Belly
• Justification
• Papyrus
• Poor

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