Psalms 14:2

Jennifer Jones Psalms 14:2

Psalm 14 is attributed to David and is believed to refer to a period in time when the first temple (built during Solomon's reign) was destroyed. The focus for this booklet is on Psalm 14:2.



I thought that there were two good ways to examine this passage of scripture. The first method of examination I planned was to look at each word and to interpret it's meaning. Then I discovered that this was not a good plan, because the three different versions of Psalm 14:2 that I read all had different words. For example, the King James Version states "… on the children of men…" The New Living translation has: "… on the entire human race..." And the New Adventure Bible has, "… on the sons of men..." Instead of getting into semantics about whether the phrase "sons of men" includes women and doing the same with the rest of the passage. I was lead to looking at the theme of this scripture passage. Then during the sermon on January 27, Dr. Lund stated that scripture should be carefully read and then interpreted. So let's do that.

The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men,

to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.



King David is stating in this Psalm that God is seeking any who understand and seek Him. Understanding that there is one God, our Heavenly Father, should lead a person to acknowledge that God exists and thereby seek him. How do we seek God? There are many ways, but prayer is one way that many people demonstrate their understanding and seeking of a relationship with God. We, as a congregation, on Sundays confirm our understanding of God's existence and seek the Lord with our statements of faith, prayer of adoration, prayer of confession and the Lord's Prayer. We also seek a dialogue with our Heavenly Father through our silent Sunday prayers. How should we, as individuals and a church, seek God throughout the week?



Prayer: Our Heavenly Father, we ask for your guidance in our lives that we may demonstrate by our words and deeds that we seek your mercy and grace. We pray to you God to grant us the wisdom to follow the lessons taught by your son Jesus Christ. Amen