Psalm 14 says, “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God!’”
That is how it is spoken in our English translations. And there is nothing wrong with that translation.
However, it may be better said, “The fool says in his heart, ‘No God!”
Both say the same thing in different ways. Yet the second one, “No, God!” is more similar to like, no, potatoes. As if we are sitting around a dinner table and the various plates are being passed around and we do not want potatoes. So we say, “No, potatoes.”
So combine this thought with Psalm 19, “The heavens declare the glory of God. Day to day and night after night nature pours out speech. That there is no where that this speech is not heard, it goes through all the earth.”
The fool can look around and in their heart say, NO, God. I do not want any of that.
This is the rebellion. At one time, 100% of us were in this camp.
As Psalm 14 continues, “The Lord looks down from heaven on mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. None. They have all turned aside. No one does good, not even one.”
What a bleak picture. This is the rebellion.
Yet there is one, none from the children of man, who obeys. Psalm 14:7 “Oh, that salvation would come out of Zion!” It has and it does.
Those in rebellion are restored. In this we rejoice. We rejoice in the name of Jesus. It is a name that never grows old.
SDG