6. I have hated them that regard lying vanities. Those who will not lean upon the true arm of strength are sure to make
to themselves vain confidences. Man must have a god, and if he will not adore
the only living and true God, he makes a fool of himself, and pays
superstitious regard to a lie, and waits with anxious hope upon a base
delusion. Those who did this were none of David’s friends; he had a constant
dislike to them: the verb includes the present as well as the past tense. He
hated them for hating God; he would not endure idolaters; his heart was set
against them for their stupidity and wickedness. Those who make gods of their
riches, their persons, their wits, or anything else are to be shunned by those
whose faith rests upon God in Christ Jesus; so far from being envied, they are
to be pitied as depending upon utter vanities. But I trust in the Lord. This might be very
unfashionable, but the psalmist dared to be singular. Bad example should not
make us less decided for the truth, but the rather in the midst of general
defection we should grow the more bold.
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