Psalm 14: Million Worker March

Massive swarms of people turned out across France to protest worsening economic conditions. Estimates ranged from 1,000,000 to 2,500,000 people in the protests. The Psalm suggests they were asking in the wrong place, and that none of the million or so who marched bothered to ask God to fix the problem.

Psalm 14

Theoretical Time:

  • 13000-01-09 19:6:07 AA
  • 2009-01-30 12:44:34 TMMT
  • 2009-01-30 10:23:40 GMT
  • 2009-01-30 05:23:40 EST

26 Psalms 14


1The fool has said in his heart, There is no god. They are corrupt, they have been defiled by their own devices; there is no one who does good.


2Yahvah looked down from the skies on the sons of men, to see if there were any that understood and sought god.


3They have all gone astray and have been rejected all together; there is no one who does good; no, not one.


4They did not recognize the workers of iniquity, who devour my people as one eats bread; and they did not call on Yahvah.


5There were they in great fear; for god is in the generation of the righteous.


6They have disgraced the counsel of the poor, because he trusts on Yahvah.


7Who will give out of Zion the salvation to Israel? When Yahvah brings back the captivity of his people, Jacob will rejoice and Israel will be glad.

Fulfillment: 1,000,000 Workers March

Across "Black Thursday" an estimated 1,000,000 unionized workers protested across France, holding a 1 day strike.

The unions themselves estimated 2,500,000 protesters.

The Times Online and BBC each carried reports.

The text of the Psalm is directed at workers specifically, and it mocks those who seek redress in the streets instead of by seeking Yahvah in prayer.

Curiously, across the world, an estimated 2,000,000 Muslims began gathering for the second largest annual gathering of Muslims, second only to Mecca. The BBC also carried the report.

In neither case were people calling to Yahvah, the God of Israel named in the Psalm.

This type of protest is also a match to the references to Locusts expected in March. That plague deals with workers, seen here in the lead-up to the February 4 date which also references Locusts.

Matches

Verse 1 hints at a general principle in scripture that fools don't know that God exists and that he answers prayers. Taking to mobs to effect political change does not get God's ear, and it does not accomplish much.

Verse 2 shows God looking down and asking of any of these people sought God. None of the protests were reported as prayer vigils or church meetings.

Verse 3 suggests the entire crowd had gone astray, and that none of these million marchers was doing what was right in God's eyes.

Verse 4 says the crowds don't know what is causing this trouble, and they don't know who is causing these plagues. They protest in vain.

Verse 5 suggests their fear for their jobs is because God is not with them, he is instead with those who are righteous, those who do what God says.

Verse 6 suggests these workers make the situation of the poor worse, not better.

Verse 7 concludes with the thought that eventually God will restore the fortunes of the people, but not because they marched in the streets.

By Phil Stone
Posted Sunday, Issachar 16, 13000