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You love evil more than good, Lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.
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The Guilt of Partial Truths
Commentators highlight that lying isn't limited to stating complete falsehoods. As Matthew Henry notes, we are still guilty of lying if we use technically true statements to create a false and malicious impression. Doeg's report against David and Ahimelech was a prime example of this kind of deceit, which the psalmist condemns as loving lies more than righteousness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Thou lovest evil more than good - You prefer to do injury to others, rather than to do them good. In the case referred to, instead …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You love evil more than good Indeed not good at all; such comparatives being strong negatives; see ([Reference Psalm…
Those who glory in sin, glory in their shame. The patience and forbearance of God are abused by sinners, resulting in the hardening of their hearts…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Here begins the second set of fifty psalms. As was said at the beginning of the book, the first fifty relate to penitents, and this secon…