Psalms 101:3

"I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me."

Key Reflection

This verse emphasizes the importance of maintaining moral integrity by avoiding wickedness and detesting unfaithfulness. It suggests that true devotion involves setting a clear boundary against sin and ensuring that one's actions do not align with the deeds of those who are untrustworthy or disloyal.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes -That is, I will propose no wicked thing to be done; I will have no such object in view; I will employ no one to do that which is wrong. The margin, as the Hebrew, is, “thing of Belial.” See the notes atPsalms 41:8. It here means that which is worthless, bad, wicked. He would have no wicked aim; he would not look upon a wicked thing for a moment, or with the least favor. I hate the work of them that turn aside -All their doings, motives, plans. The word rendered “turn aside” means to turn out of the way; out of the right path: Wanderers - transgressors - those who leave the path of truth and honesty.

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