Psalm, Chapter 14
Foolishness and Wickedness of People.
For the music director. A Psalm of David.
14 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they have committed detestable acts;
There is no one who does good.
- Foolishness and Wickedness of People
o This title shows the relationship between Foolishness and Wickedness
o Where there is one, you will always find the other
- The fool has said in heart, “There is no God”
o The fool is the subject matter
o The problem is a matter of the heart
o The deciding factor is that the fool believes “There is no God”
o I believe its because that’s what they want to believe
§ If they believe there is no God they can do whatever they want
§ If they believe there is a God, then there is right and wrong
· And they become accountable
· Therefore, they can’t do whatever they want
· So they choose to believe a lie
- They are corrupt, they have committed detestable acts
o They are corrupt
§ Definition of corrupt (Entry 1 of 2)
· transitive verb
· 1a: to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions
· Officials were corrupted by greed.
· was accused of corrupting the youth
· also : BRIBE
· b: to degrade with unsound principles or moral values
· Some fear the merger will corrupt the competitive marketplace.
§ 2: ROT, SPOIL
· The fruits were transported without being corrupted.
§ 3: to subject (a person) to corruption of blood
§ 4: to alter from the original or correct form or version
· The file was corrupted.
· 1a: to become tainted or rotten
· leaving the bodies to corrupt on the field
· b: to become morally debased
· 2: to cause disintegration or ruin
· corrupt adjective
§ Definition of corrupt (Entry 2 of 2)
· 1a: morally degenerate and perverted : DEPRAVED
· b: characterized by improper conduct (such as bribery or the selling of favors)
· corrupt judges
§ 2: PUTRID, TAINTED
§ 3: adulterated or debased by change from an original or correct condition
- They have committed detestable acts
o Detestable
§ arousing or meriting intense dislike : ABOMINABLE
- there is no one who does good
o David seems to have determined that there is no longer anyone who does good
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