I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
David here sets down what kind of king he means to be once God plants him on the throne. To sing of mercy and judgment is to declare solemnly that he will rule with both justice and compassion, not as a tyrant or a fool. This psalm is his meditation and his vow.
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Commenting on Psalm 101:1-8
I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes. I will neither delight in it, aim at it or endure it. If I have wickedness brought before me by others I will turn away from it, I will not gaze upon it with pleasure.
David paints the picture of a magistrate and householder both rightly ordered. God's dealings mix mercy and judgment like April's rain and sun; we must sing of both, thankful in prosperity and sorrowful times alike, for either way we give Him glory.
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Commenting on Psalm 101:1-8