Psa 101:6-8 | KingComments | STEP | The King abhors and hates what the apostates do, which is reflected in His judgment on their actions. He cannot tolerate any form of iniquity in His kingdom. Whoever is in His immediate vicinity must be as integrous as He is, which means that such a person has His nature. Then he possesses the same integrity. Someone with whom it is otherwise, for example, one who “secretly slanders his neighbor”, He destroys ( ). Here we see that the King also knows what takes place in secret, even if it is a slander spoken in secret ( ; ). Nothing is hidden from Him; He sees all secret sins and sees through all motives, as the history of Ananias and Sapphira demonstrates ( ). False accusations prove that someone has “a haughty look and an arrogant heart”. Messiah will not “endure” that and judges it ( ). The end of the two ways of Psalm 1 is now described. Those whom He can tolerate in His environment and also use to carry out His orders are “the faithful of the land” ( ). His eyes are on them (cf. ). In them He sees the same mind that is also in Him. People can be intelligent and knowledgeable and have experience, but these important qualities are worthless if they are not faithful. Faithfulness is the most important thing in being busy for the Lord ( ; ). The faithful may sit with Him, in His immediate presence. Sitting can mean sitting at His table and eating with Him (cf. ). It can also mean sitting with Him on a throne to reign with Him ( ; ). To reign with Him, a believer must be faithful. The Messiah surrounds Himself with people who are going in the same way as the way He is going, that is, “a blameless way” ( ). They may “minister to” Him by dispensing blessings from Him to all over whom He rules. In contrast, He removes from His house him “who practices deceit” ( ). These are the frauds, the hypocrites, the people who pretend to be integrous, but in their hearts have not bowed down to the Messiah ( ). They are holding to a form of godliness, but deny its power ( ). After doing justice in His own life and in His reign, the King does justice in “the land” and “the city of the LORD”, which is Jerusalem ( ). In the realm of peace, although the devil is bound, man is still able to sin ( ). Getting rid of the wicked and all who do injustice is an activity with which the Messiah begins each day in the realm of peace ( ; ; cf. ). In this regard, the history of Ananias and Sapphira is an example of the swift justice ( ) that will take place during the realm of peace.

‏ Psalms 101:6-8

Integrity in the Reign of the King

The King abhors and hates what the apostates do, which is reflected in His judgment on their actions. He cannot tolerate any form of iniquity in His kingdom. Whoever is in His immediate vicinity must be as integrous as He is, which means that such a person has His nature. Then he possesses the same integrity.

Someone with whom it is otherwise, for example, one who “secretly slanders his neighbor”, He destroys (Psa 101:5). Here we see that the King also knows what takes place in secret, even if it is a slander spoken in secret (Pro 20:8; Rev 1:14). Nothing is hidden from Him; He sees all secret sins and sees through all motives, as the history of Ananias and Sapphira demonstrates (Acts 5:1-11). False accusations prove that someone has “a haughty look and an arrogant heart”. Messiah will not “endure” that and judges it (Deu 19:18-19).

The end of the two ways of Psalm 1 is now described. Those whom He can tolerate in His environment and also use to carry out His orders are “the faithful of the land” (Psa 101:6). His eyes are on them (cf. Psa 101:3a). In them He sees the same mind that is also in Him. People can be intelligent and knowledgeable and have experience, but these important qualities are worthless if they are not faithful. Faithfulness is the most important thing in being busy for the Lord (1Cor 4:2; Mt 25:21 ; 23).

The faithful may sit with Him, in His immediate presence. Sitting can mean sitting at His table and eating with Him (cf. 2Sam 9:11 ; 13). It can also mean sitting with Him on a throne to reign with Him (Mt 19:28; Rev 3:21 ; Rev 4:4). To reign with Him, a believer must be faithful. The Messiah surrounds Himself with people who are going in the same way as the way He is going, that is, “a blameless way” (Psa 101:2). They may “minister to” Him by dispensing blessings from Him to all over whom He rules.

In contrast, He removes from His house him “who practices deceit” (Psa 101:7). These are the frauds, the hypocrites, the people who pretend to be integrous, but in their hearts have not bowed down to the Messiah (Psa 18:44 ; Psa 66:3 ; Psa 81:15). They are holding to a form of godliness, but deny its power (2Tim 3:5).

After doing justice in His own life and in His reign, the King does justice in “the land” and “the city of the LORD”, which is Jerusalem (Psa 101:8). In the realm of peace, although the devil is bound, man is still able to sin (Isa 65:20). Getting rid of the wicked and all who do injustice is an activity with which the Messiah begins each day in the realm of peace (Jer 21:12; Zep 3:5; cf. 2Sam 15:2). In this regard, the history of Ananias and Sapphira is an example of the swift justice (Acts 5:1-11) that will take place during the realm of peace.