This purports to be one of David’s psalms, and there is no reason to
doubt the correctness of the superscription. Yet we are entirely
ignorant of the time and the circumstances of its composition. The...
The deep and universal corruption of mankind is traced to its source
in their failure to seek after God (Psalms 14:1-3). This corruption is
illustrated by the cruel treatment to which -the people of J...
XIV.
With some variations (for which see Notes), this psalm appears again
as Psalms 53. The most striking variation consists in the change of
_Jehovah_ into _Elohim._ For this change, see General Int...
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 14
TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN, [A PSALM] OF DAVID. The argument of this psalm,
according to Theodoret, is Sennacherib's invasion of Judea, when he
sent Rabshakeh to Hezekiah, with me...
_A.M. 2944. B.C. 1060._
On whatever occasion this Psalm was written, or whether on any
particular occasion, the design of it seems evidently to have been to
describe and bewail the horrible wickednes...
The psalm begins with a verdict on man's general attitude towards God,
and follows it with a general view of the whole world, seeing it as
totally sinful. It then moves on to the fact that either YHWH...