Psalms 14:1 (KJV) [[To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David.]] The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
(Proverbs 14 also read)
This verse along with Psalm 51 and Romans 3 get me scratching my head every time. I work it through and then the next time I see it I have to figure it again. The popular interpretation of this verse does not work. I know it seems to say that there is no one who ever has done anything right or good, but that doesn’t work with the rest of the chapter.
Take verse five,
Psalms 14:5 (KJV) There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.If no one does good, how can there be a righteous generation?
Today my solution comes with re-reading verse one and concluding that the ones who are corrupt and the ones who have no good in them are the fools described at the beginning of the verse. People who say that there is no God are incapable of doing good.
So? However, you interpret the verse, keep in mind that God has called us to live righteous and holy lives not to sin more so that grace may abound more. I read that somewhere.
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