The Meaning of Psalms 14:6 Explained

Psalms 14:6

KJV: Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.

YLT: The counsel of the poor ye cause to stink, Because Jehovah is his refuge.

Darby: Ye have shamed the counsel of the afflicted, because Jehovah was his refuge.

ASV: Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor, Because Jehovah is his refuge.

Discover Psalms 14:6

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 14:6?

MEANING: What does Psalms 14:6 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 14:6 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 14:6?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Ye have shamed  the counsel  of the poor,  because the LORD  [is] his refuge. 

What does Psalms 14:6 Mean?

Verse Meaning

They may seek to frustrate the plans of those they afflict, but God will vindicate His own because they trust in Him. The figure of God as the refuge of His people occurs also in Psalm 46:1; Psalm 61:3; Psalm 62:7-8; Psalm 71:7; Psalm 73:28; and Psalm 91:2; Psalm 91:9.

Context Summary

Psalms 14:1-7 - The Bounty Of God And The Folly Of Men
The first of these psalms evidently dates from the Sauline persecutions, 1 Samuel 19:1. Four times the persecuted soul cries, How long! The psalm begins in deepest dejection, but clears as it proceeds. Prayer often proves to be the ladder from the deepest dungeon to the more radiant day. We find here depression, Psalms 13:1-2; supplication, Psalms 13:3-4; assurance, Psalms 13:5-6. Do not carry your anxieties in your heart. Remember that Christ is by your side, and leading you through all to the Kingdom. Faith begins praise for victory before the fight has reached its worst.
The creed, character, and doom of the atheist are set forth in the next psalm, and the psalm is so important as to demand repetition. See Psalms 53:1-6. The root of atheism is in the heart, Romans 1:21. Its effect on character, speech, and action is disastrous, and it ends in great fear, Psalms 14:5. The best answer to atheism is the light and liberty of the children of God, Psalms 14:7; Hebrews 9:28; 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 14

1  David describes a natural man
4  He convinces the wicked by the light of their conscience
7  He glories in the salvation of God

What do the individual words in Psalms 14:6 mean?

The counsel of the poor You shame but Yahweh [is] his refuge
עֲצַת־ עָנִ֥י תָבִ֑ישׁוּ כִּ֖י יְהוָ֣ה מַחְסֵֽהוּ

עֲצַת־  The  counsel 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עֵצָה 
Sense: counsel, advice, purpose.
עָנִ֥י  of  the  poor 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עָנִי  
Sense: poor, afflicted, humble, wretched.
תָבִ֑ישׁוּ  You  shame 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: בֹּושׁ 
Sense: to put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed.
יְהוָ֣ה  Yahweh  [is] 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
מַחְסֵֽהוּ  his  refuge 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מַחְסֶה  
Sense: refuge, shelter.

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