“I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the Lord.”
The psalmist expresses his hatred for those who cling to worthless idols, declaring that he himself trusts in the LORD. This verse creates a stark contrast between false hope and true faith. The verb "hate" suggests the emotional intensity of the psalmist's rejection of idolatry. The phrase "worthless idols" emphasizes the futility of trusting in anything but God. The verse simultaneously declares the psalmist's own choice: "I trust in the LORD," affirming his fundamental orientation toward the true God. Faith involves exclusivity.
Church Fathers on Psalms 31:6
To the end, a psalm of David himself, an ecstasy. 1. To the end a Psalm of David Himself, the Mediator strong of hand in persecutions. For the word ecstasy, which is added to the title, signifies a transport of the mind, which is produced either by a panic, or by some revelation. But in this Psalm the panic of the people of God troubled by the persecution of all the heathen, and by the failing of faith throughout the world, is principally seen. But first the Mediator Himself…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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