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Psalm 62:4
They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
2He alone is my rock, my salvation, and my fortress. I will never be greatly shaken.
3How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down, like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
4They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
5My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.
6He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.
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Blessing with the mouth while cursing within exposes a frightening gap between friendly speech and hostile intent, with a man’s downfall as the stated aim.
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Psalm 55:21His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.Both describe pleasant speech concealing hostility: blessing hides inward curses, while smooth words hide a heart at war.
Psalm 28:3Don’t draw me away with the wicked, with the workers of iniquity who speak peace with their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.Both expose the gap between words and intent, with spoken blessing or peace concealing curses or mischief within.
Psalm 5:9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.Both connect deceptive speech with an intent to harm, pairing what comes from the mouth with what lies within.
Romans 7:22For I delight in God’s law after the inward person,Both speak of inward life and delight, though the objects differ: lies in the psalm and God’s law in Romans.
James 3:9With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in the image of God.Both name blessing and cursing together; the psalm contrasts mouth and inward intent, while James describes the tongue doing both.
Romans 1:32who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.Both describe approval of wrongdoing: Psalm 62 names delight in lies, while Romans names approval of those who do wrong.
Revelation 22:15Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.Delight in lies connects with loving and practicing falsehood; both texts describe an attachment to deceit.
Psalm 144:8whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.Both identify deceit in human speech, with Psalm 62 showing how spoken blessing can conceal hostile intent.
Daniel 6:7All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the local governors, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute …Both describe people acting together toward harm: a man’s overthrow in the psalm, a decree threatening petitioners in Daniel.
Luke 14:1When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him.Both place one man among others focused on him, though Luke’s verse states watching rather than lies or curses.
Luke 23:2They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”Both depict a group opposing one man: plotting his downfall in the psalm and bringing accusations against Jesus in Luke.
John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because …Both connect lying with desire: the psalm’s opponents delight in lies, and Jesus describes the devil’s desires and false speech.
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The hostility described here is deliberate, and pleasant words conceal it. The surrounding lines still name God alone as rock and salvation; human deceit does not weaken that refuge.
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