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The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.
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Atheism of the Heart
Commentators explain that the 'fool' isn't just an intellectual atheist but anyone who lives as if God doesn't exist or won't judge. Matthew Henry states, 'Men's bad practices flow from their bad principles.' This practical denial of God in one's heart is identified as the direct source of corrupt and abominable actions.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The fool hath said in his heart ...— For the meaning of this verse, see the notes at Psalms 14:1. The only change in this verse—a c…
19th Century
Anglican
And.—The conjunction is missing in Psalm 14:1.
Iniquity.—Instead of the general term “doings,”…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The fool has said in his heart, [there is] no God The Targum adds, "of whom is revenge"; or there is no God to punis…
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This psalm is almost the same as the 14th. Its purpose is to convince us of our sins. God, through the psalmist, here shows us how bad we are, and …
13th Century
Catholic
1. The fool said. Previously, the psalmist condemned the iniquity of sinners from the perspective of their affection for sin…
