Psalm 101:5

  • The Nuclear Option

    Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy; I will not endure one who has a haughty look and an arrogant heart.  Psalm 101:5  NASB Destroy – This psalm makes an incredible claim.  God will totally eliminate those who slander others in secret.  It’s hard to miss the audacity of this statement.  The Hebrew verb, ṣāmat, used…

  • Hitchhiker’s Guide (27)

    Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy; No one who has a haughty look and an arrogant heart will I endure.  Psalm 101:5  NASB 1995 Slanders – Many years ago I had what appeared to be the fully-satisfied life.  Long before a crisis started me on the path of writing Today’s Word, I…

  • Who Is High and Lifted Up?

    A perverse heart shall be far from me; I will know nothing of evil.  Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy.  Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.  Psalm 101:4-5  ESV Arrogant – Does your praise and worship music include the words “high and lifted up”?  If so,…

  • Not Knowing

    A perverse heart shall be far from me; I will know nothing of evil.  Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy.  Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.  Psalm 101:4-5  ESV Slanders – David declares that he will have nothing to do with evil.  Lo ra eda says…