This psalm is attributed to David.
This writer assumes it is the king’s personal commitment.
It is not about how other people (in the kingdom) should
live. It is not about
other Israelites’ standards.
It is about how the King will live his personal life—it is
the King’s personal commitment in his daily existence.
The King had two commitments.
(1) He would
praise God with songs.
(2) He thoughtfully would dedicate himself to blameless living.
(He consciously would commitment to godly standards.)
He deeply was aware that he needed God’s help in adopting
godly standards.
The standards were these:
a.
He would exemplify integrity at home.
b.
He would not fanaticize about
ungodliness—vile, vulgar thoughts would not be the foundation of his
actions.
c.
He would hate and avoid those who
deceived through dishonesty.
d.
He would shun deceitful ideas that
promoted evil.
e.
He would not tolerate slanders.
f.
He would not tolerate conceit and
pride.
g.
He would be determined to allow only
faithful people to be his companions.
h.
He would be served only by those
above reproach.
i.
Deceitful people would not serve in
his house.
j.
Liars would not be in his presence.
k.
His daily commitment would be to
discover the wicked AND
l.
To free Jerusalem (the Lord’s city)
from evil people’s grip.
While it is an enormous social blessing to have
godly leadership committed to righteous standards, it is not the
entire solution for eliminating evil from a society.
Surely note the King’s commitment, but also note the evil
influencers around him.
Godly followers must encourage godly leaders.
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