“Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge.”
The statement that the wicked shame the counsel of the poor but the Lord is his refuge establishes that though the wicked attempts to humiliate the vulnerable, God provides security for the poor. The shaming suggests the wicked's efforts to intimidate and dominate the vulnerable through psychological and social pressure. The assurance that God is refuge for the poor establishes that divine protection transcends the wicked's ability to harm. This verse affirms that God's care for the poor transcends the wicked's malevolent intentions.
Church Fathers on Psalms 14:6
To the end, a psalm of David himself. 1. What “to the end” means, must not be too often repeated. “For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believes;” Romans 10:4 as the Apostle says. We believe in Him, when we begin to enter on the good road: we shall see Him, when we shall get to the end. And therefore is He the end. 2. “The fool has said in his heart, There is no God” Psalm 13:1. For not even have certain sacrilegious and abominable…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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