Psalm
14:1 The fool says in his heart, “There
is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does
good.
A psalm of
wisdom
The Hebrew words used for fool
in the Psalms means someone who is morally deficient. In fact, Proverbs speaks
often about the fool and his immoral beliefs and actions. Proverbs uses six
different Hebrew terms to describe “the fool”. The psalmist uses here only one
term, “nabhal”, to describe a fool as one who is impious, that is one who gives
no credence or concern about God.
The fool is easy to spot.
They do say that there is no God. Their deeds reflect this fact. They do not
concern themselves with any divine retribution or punishment for their beliefs
or actions. In fact, their life centers around themselves. With such a mind,
they do not seek to understand or to know God, or any god. They treat other
people as food to provide themselves the nourishment for their physical and
immoral pleasures.
It should be easy to spot
these people in our lives. When we do they are to be pitied. For their lives
will end without a hope for a good eternity. They should not be our role models
for living life. They reflect a pagan culture that has been blinded by
materialism and hedonism.
