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Psalm 116:11
I said in my haste, “All people are liars.”
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“All people” leaves no exceptions, while “in my haste” marks the strain behind a sweeping judgment about whom a person can trust.
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Romans 3:4May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “that you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you …Both speak of human lying in sweeping terms; Romans contrasts this with the truth of God.
2 Kings 4:16He said, “At this season next year, you will embrace a son.” She said, “No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your servant.”Distrust shapes both responses: the psalm’s sweeping claim about people and the woman’s plea that Elisha not lie to her.
Jeremiah 9:4–5“Everyone beware of his neighbor, and don’t trust in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go around like a slanderer.Both voice distrust of other people, with Jeremiah naming deceit among neighbors and brothers.
Psalm 31:22As for me, I said in my haste, “I am cut off from before your eyes.” Nevertheless you heard the voice of my petitions when I cried to you.Both speakers recall what they said in haste, one declaring people liars and the other declaring himself cut off from God.
Psalm 62:9Surely men of low degree are just a breath, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.Both use the language of lies to describe people; Psalm 62 also speaks of their lack of weight.
1 Samuel 27:1David said in his heart, “I will now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the …Both record sweeping conclusions under strain: distrust of all people in the psalm and David’s conviction that Saul will kill him.
Leviticus 19:11“‘You shall not steal. “‘You shall not lie. “‘You shall not deceive one another.Lying is the shared concern: the psalm records an accusation, while Leviticus commands people not to lie or deceive.
Joshua 7:7Joshua said, “Alas, Lord GOD, why have you brought this people over the Jordan at all, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? I …Both preserve troubled speech: the psalm voices distrust of people, and Joshua voices fear of destruction.
Isaiah 35:4Tell those who have a fearful heart, “Be strong! Don’t be afraid! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, God’s retribution. He will come and save you.The connection is limited to distress: the psalm records hasty distrust, while Isaiah addresses fearful hearts with God’s promise to save.
1 Samuel 19:18Now David fled and escaped, and came to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. He and Samuel went and lived in Naioth.Speech amid distress links these accounts: the psalm records distrust, while David tells Samuel what Saul has done to him.
Job 20:2“Therefore my thoughts answer me, even by reason of my haste that is in me.Both speakers name haste as part of what lies behind their words.
Psalm 37:8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.Both concern responses under strain: one records a hasty statement, while the other warns against anger and fretting.
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The speaker’s distrust appears between words of faith and thanks to YHWH. Distress is spoken without concealment, and God’s benefits remain part of the account.
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