Psalms 14:6

"There they were in great fear, for God is in the generation of the righteous."

Key Reflection

In Psalms 14:6, "There they were in great fear, for God is in the generation of the righteous," the psalmist underscores that even those who deny God's existence cannot escape His presence and judgment, especially among those who live righteously. This highlights the contrast between the wicked’s futile attempts to deny God and the reality of His oversight over the righteous, instilling fear in the hearts of the ungodly despite their efforts to the contrary.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Ye 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 shamed” seems to mean that they had “despised” it, or had treated it with derision, that is, they had laughed at, or had mocked the purpose of the poor in putting their trust in Yahweh.

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