Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
David lays bare a corruption so complete that it seized nearly the whole people: practical atheism, a denial whispered in the heart where conscience cannot reach it. He speaks as if God Himself grieves over this disorder, yet he comforts himself that God will soon provide a remedy, though meanwhile the distress cuts deep.
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Commenting on Psalm 14:1-7
Notwithstanding their real cowardice, the wicked put on the lion's skin and lord it over the Lord's poor ones. Though fools themselves, they mock at the truly wise as if the folly were on their side; but this is what might be expected, for how should brutish minds appreciate excellence, and how can those who have owl's eyes admire the sun?
These wicked men show three marks: they design iniquity and take pleasure in it as their trade; they devour God's poor as eagerly as they eat bread, needing no remorse, for persecution is meat and drink to them; and they call not upon the Lord, proving they care nothing for God Himself. Those who mock the saints for making God their refuge have much to answer for.
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Commenting on Psalm 14:4-7