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What God Found When He Looked.

Psalms 14 — What God found when he searched humanity for one good person

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Key Takeaways

God searched all of humanity — not for perfection, just for anyone heading in the right direction — and the report came back completely empty.

The powerful devour the vulnerable 'like eating bread' — so routine they don't even register it as cruelty. God registers it.
Paul quoted this psalm in Romans 3 to argue that every person needs rescue — seven ancient verses became a theological cornerstone.

📢 Chapter 14 — What God Found When He Looked 👁️

One of the rawest ever wrote — no buildup, just the hardest question: what does the world look like from perspective? Seven verses covering an enormous arc — from corruption to to a that refuses to let go of .

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The Lie Nobody Says Out Loud 🤫

opens with a diagnosis — not of a few bad people, but of a whole way of thinking:

The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."

They are corrupt, they do terrible things —

there is no one who does good.

The fool says it in his heart. Not out loud. This isn't an intellectual argument against existence — it's living as if God doesn't matter, as if your choices carry no weight beyond what you can see. The result is always corruption — remove the foundation and everything collapses. The deepest foolishness isn't ignorance. It's choosing to live as if you're accountable to no one.

The View from Heaven 🌍

zooms out to show what sees when he surveys humanity:

The Lord looks down from heaven

on all of humanity,

to see if there are any who understand —

anyone at all who seeks after God.

They have all turned away.

Together, they've become corrupt.

There is no one who does good.

Not even one.

Not even one. God searches for understanding — anyone heading the right direction. The report comes back empty. quotes this in Romans 3 to argue every person needs rescue. The first step toward goodness is admitting you can't manufacture it on your own.

Devouring Without a Second Thought 😔

turns to the people who exploit others without flinching:

Don't they understand — all these evildoers

who devour my people like they're eating bread,

who never once call on the Lord?

They will be overwhelmed with dread,

because God stands with the righteous.

You try to crush the plans of the poor —

but the Lord is their refuge.

"Like eating bread" — not dramatic cruelty, but casual. Exploitation so normalized it doesn't register as wrong. But sees it. He's with the . He's the of the poor. Terror is coming — not because God is vindictive, but because every hidden thing gets exposed, and those who thought no one was watching will realize someone always was.

The Prayer That Won't Quit 🙏

After everything — corruption, emptiness, exploitation — doesn't end in despair. He ends with longing:

Oh, that salvation for Israel would come from Zion!

When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people,

let Jacob rejoice —

let Israel be glad.

The whole moves from devastation to in a single breath. response isn't cynicism — it's a : Please, God. Come fix this. That's faith with its eyes wide open. He sees how bad things are and still believes God restores. Centuries later, really did come out of .