Consumer Credit

The wicked borrows and does not repay but the righteous is gracious and giving.  Psalm 37:21 Wicked – Does this verse mean that those who do not repay are wicked or does it mean that one of the characteristics of the wicked is their intention not to repay?  If we knew that a man never…

David and Eve

He lies in wait secretly, like a lion in his den; he lies in ambush to catch the poor, drawing him into his net; Psalm 10:9 Lies In Wait – The NASB does us no favors by translating this Hebrew verb “lurks.” “He lurks in a hiding place” certainly does not convey the connection to…

A Blind Old Man

I have been young and am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his seed begging bread. Psalm 37:25 Begging – Do you think David might have been blind when he made this statement?  I don’t know about you, but I have seen God’s people suffering, begging for food for the day. …