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…