02.014. Psalm 14

Psalms 14:1-7 To the chief Musician,
A Psalm of David. This psalm represents the fearful sinfulness and misery of mankind, and the marvellous method of deliverance therefrom. Behold, here, (1.) All mankind fearfully infected with the God -dishonouring, the soul-debasing and defiling, the world -disturbing malady of sinful corruption in heart and life, Psalms 14:1-3. (2.) Warm expostulations for the conviction, awakening, and reclaiming of wicked men, Psalms 14:4-6. (3.) Consolations exhibited to the righteous, from God’s being among them, and being a refuge to them; and from his sending his Son to save and redeem them, Psalms 14:5-7.

While I sing these lines, let me have a deep sense of my corruptions. Let me be ashamed of them before God. Let me, with a broken heart and weeping eye, confess my filthiness and crimes. Let me groan after and flee to Jesus, the Saviour, the salvation of God. O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from this abominable life, from this inward body of death! Thanks to the Redeemer, who is come to Zion to turn away ungodliness from Jacob! Let therefore Jacob rejoice and the Gentiles sing.