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Two Vices God Hates
The psalmist vows to eliminate two specific types of people from his circle: the secret slanderer and the arrogant. Commentators describe secret slander as a destructive plague, like poisoning someone who cannot defend themselves. Pride is characterized by a "high look" and a "proud heart," which scholars explain means being puffed up, insatiable, and domineering. These vices are seen as fundamentally toxic to any godly community.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 101:5
18th Century
Theologian
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour - literally, “One who speaks concerning his neighbor in secret.” If a man has any good to say of an…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 101:5
19th Century
Bishop
Whoever ... —The “informer” and the “haughty favourite” are no unknown characters in an Eastern court.
Proud heart.…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 101:5
19th Century
Preacher
Whoso secretly slanders his neighbor, him will I cut off:
David was a king, and he intended to promote the peace of his people by s…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 101:5
16th Century
Theologian
Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I destroy. In this verse, he speaks more distinctly of the duty of a king who is armed w…
John Gill
On Psalms 101:5
17th Century
Pastor
Whoso privily slanders his neighbour, him will I cut off, &c.] That raises and spreads a false report of him; that insinu…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 101:1–8
17th Century
Minister
In this psalm, David declares how he intended to regulate his household and govern his kingdom, so that he might stop wickedness and encourage godl…