1Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man?
The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.6-7
6The righteous will see and fear,
And will laugh at him, saying,
7“Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches
And was strong in his evil desire.”
That's the way of the world - people will do evil, and they will boast in it. If you look at the context of this psalm, as seen in verses 6-7, it refers to man not making God his refuge but trusting in the abundance of his riches and in his evil desires.
In the world people boast of their evil ways - how they cheat the government in taxes, how they cheat their customers, cut corners, compromise on the quality of their service or goods, just to earn more money. And they boast about it!
If you work with someone like that notice how they will pass on their "secrets", and their practices. And if you don't follow what they do you are branded as a non-conformist.
If you're a believer you trust in what the psalmist said in the first verse - the lovingkindness of God endures all day long. We do not need to resort to evil ways to earn money, because we trust that God's lovingkindness will take care of us...the whole day, every day, for the rest of our life.
May this be the battlecry, the testimony, of all of Christians - we will not boast in evil ways, but will trust in the lovingkindness of God always.
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