Psalms 101:7

7 No one who lies and cheats will live in my house. No one who tells lies will serve me.

Psalms 101:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 101:7

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house
Flatterers, sycophants, tricking and fraudulent persons, who seek to supplant others, and get into their places; these should lose the favour they had, when detected. So hypocritical persons, that have only a form of godliness, a mask of religion, and false teachers that lie in wait to deceive; and antichrist, whose coming was with all deceivableness of unrighteousness; who has seduced men by his miracles, doctrines, and sorceries; these shall have no place, neither in Christ's house below nor above. The Targum is,

``he that works deceit shall not dwell in the midst of the house of my sanctuary:''

he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight;
or, "he shall not be established" before mine eyes F18; he shall not continue in his post and place, in his office and station; he shall soon be dismissed from it; lying is very abominable to God, very prejudicial to men, and hated by Christ, who is truth itself. All sorts of lies, and liars are so, religious and doctrinal ones; such who speak lies in hypocrisy, as the emissaries of Rome; all that make an abomination, or a lie, will have no place with Christ in the New Jerusalem, ( Revelation 21:27 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F18 (Nwkn al) "nequaquam firmabitur", Pagninus, Montanus; "non stabilietur", Vatablus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis.

Psalms 101:7 In-Context

5 I will get rid of anyone who tells lies about his neighbor in secret. I won't put up with anyone whose eyes and heart are proud.
6 I will look with favor on the faithful people in the land. They will live with me. Those whose lives are without blame will serve me.
7 No one who lies and cheats will live in my house. No one who tells lies will serve me.
8 Every morning I will get rid of all the sinful people in the land. I will remove from the city of the LORD everyone who does what is evil.
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