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Psalm 36:2a "He flatters himself in his own eyes..."
Day 285 – Psalm 35
“He flatters himself in his own eyes…” Psalm 36:2a
A GROWING UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF EVIL
David did not always have a fully mature understanding of evil. In Psalm 35, he struggled with the thought of how “friends” could betray him and take sides with his enemies. It took a direct word from God, an oracle, to help him understand the nature of evil and how wicked people think and behave!
A SOLEMN DESCRIPTION OF WICKED PEOPLE
The following text was part of the oracle God gave to David to help him comprehend the nature of evil and wicked men.
“There is no fear of God before his eyes.
For he flatters himself in his own eyes,
When he finds out his iniquity and when he hates.
The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;
He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
He devices wickedness on his bed;
He sets himself in a way that is not good;
He does not abhor evil.”
Psalm 36:1b-4