Psalms 14:1 meaning and explanation

For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.

Psalms 14:1, Berean Standard Bible

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David speaks as a worshiper and king, and the choirmaster’s heading shows this psalm was sung in Israel’s public worship. The “fool” in Hebrew is nabal, a person who is morally dull and defiant rather than merely unintelligent.

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