To the chief musician. A psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. The L ORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
Sin is the disease of mankind, and it appears here to be malignant and epidemic.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. The sinner here described. There is no Elohim, no Judge or governor of the world, no providence presiding over the affairs of men. They cannot doubt of the being of God, but will question his dominion. He cannot satisfy himself that there is none, but he wishes there were none, and pleases himself with the fancy that it is possible there may be none.