Salmos 14

ARC · Chapter 14/150

1Disse o nescio no seu coração: Não ha Deus. Teem-se corrompido, fazem-se abominaveis em suas obras, não ha ninguem que faça o bem.

2O Senhor olhou desde os céus para os filhos dos homens, para ver se havia algum que tivesse entendimento e buscasse a Deus.

3Desviaram-se todos e juntamente se fizeram immundos: não ha quem faça o bem, não ha sequer um

4Não terão conhecimento os que obram a iniquidade? os quaes comem o meu povo, como se comessem pão, e não invocam ao Senhor.

5Ali se acharam em grande pavor, porque Deus está na geração dos justos.

6Vós envergonhaes o conselho dos pobres, porquanto o Senhor é o seu refugio.

7Oh, se de Sião tivera já vindo a redempção d'Israel! quando o Senhor fizer voltar os captivos do seu povo, se regozijará Jacob e se alegrará Israel.

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Summary

The psalm describes humanity's universal corruption, which has turned away from God and oppresses the poor, and expresses the longing for salvation to come and restore God's people.

Explanation

This psalm (nearly identical to Psalm 53) describes the human condition quite directly: 'there is none that doeth good, no, not one' — a statement the apostle Paul quotes in Romans 3:10-12 to describe the universal need for grace. The 'fool' here is not someone intellectually limited, but morally senseless, who lives in practice as if God did not exist, even without formally denying Him. The application for today: living 'in practice' without considering God in day-to-day decisions is the most common form of this foolishness described by the psalmist.

Fun facts

  • This psalm is nearly identical to Psalm 53, with small variations — a rare example of duplication within the Psalter itself, suggesting that different collections of psalms were gathered into the final book.
  • It is extensively quoted by Paul in Romans 3:10-12 as part of his argument about the universality of human sin.

Verse-by-verse explanation

  1. Salmos 14:1The fool, in Hebrew wisdom literature, isn't someone lacking intelligence, but someone who ignores God in practice, living as though He didn't exist, even without necessarily denying Him in theory. It's more about moral conduct than a philosophical thesis.
  2. Salmos 14:2It describes God looking down from above, like someone conducting a careful search among all human beings, trying to find at least one who truly understands and seeks Him.
  3. Salmos 14:3It's the sad result of that search: no one passed the test, everyone turned aside together, without exception — a verse Paul later quotes in Romans to speak of the human condition in general.
  4. Salmos 14:4Comparing the exploitation of the poor to eating bread shows how routine and casual it has become, with no weight at all on the conscience of the one doing it, like someone eating an ordinary meal without a second thought.
  5. Salmos 14:5It describes sudden dread overtaking the wicked, precisely because they realize God is present among the righteous, even though before they acted as if He didn't exist.
  6. Salmos 14:6It speaks directly to those who mock the plans and the hope of the poor, reminding them that this hope has solid ground: God Himself is their refuge.
  7. Salmos 14:7This line speaks of a return from captivity, which leads some scholars to think the verse was added later, during or after the exile in Babylon, as an updated hope attached to David's original psalm. Others think the expression may be more general, about reversing any bad turn of fortune for the people.

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