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101:2 I will walk in the way of integrity . When will you come to me? I will conduct my business with integrity in the midst of my palace . 101:3 I will not even consider doing what is dishonest . I hate doing evil ; I will have no part of it. 101:4 I will have nothing to do with a perverse person ; I will not permit evil . 101:5 I will destroy anyone who slanders his neighbor in secret . I will not tolerate anyone who has a cocky demeanor and an arrogant attitude . 101:6 I will favor the honest people of the land , and allow them to live with me . Those who walk in the way of integrity will attend me. 101:7 Deceitful people will not live in my palace . Liars will not be welcome in my presence . 101:8 Each morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land , and remove all evildoers from the city of the Lord .

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  • God worded this commandment differently from what we might expect. He might have said, "Thou shalt not lie."The wording indicates the emphasis, which was specifically bearing false witness, namely, character assassination, an...
  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • David expressed amazement that the nations would try to overthrow the Lord and the king He had placed on Israel's throne to serve as His vice-regent. If Israel's kings submitted to the throne in heaven, they enjoyed God's ble...
  • 72:15-17 In return for his beneficent rule the king would receive the blessing of his people. They would express their gratitude by bringing him wealth (cf. 1 Kings 10:10) and by praying for him. As a result of his good influ...
  • Moses composed one of the psalms in this section of the Psalter (Ps. 90). David wrote two of them (Pss. 101 and 103). The remaining 14 are anonymous....
  • 101:3-4 More specifically David promised God that he would guard his life and his court from sin. Worthless or vile things are things that make no positive contribution to godliness. As God, he professed to hate departure fro...
  • 131:1 David claimed that he had not been proud. Pride is essentially a belief that one does not need God but is self-sufficient. Haughty or lofty looks with the eyes betray a proud attitude because they look down on other peo...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • The last pericope of this chapter emphasizes the importance of persisting in the good practices that will lead to life. Success usually comes to those who keep concentrating on and perfecting the basics in their work. Our tem...
  • "After the oracles against wicked kings, there is a promise of a righteous one, the Shoot of David."313Jeremiah just announced that none of Coniah's descendants would ever rule as kings. Now he went on to clarify that a David...
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