“They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.”
The reference to enemies deliberately taking the psalmist's honor and delighting in falsehood characterizes the opposition as malicious and deceptive, not merely competitive but actively hostile. The attempt to take honor suggests a desire not merely to harm but to humiliate and degrade. The blessing with the mouth while cursing in the heart indicates hypocrisy and the weaponization of speech. This verse articulates the psychological cruelty of the opposition and justifies the need for reliance on God rather than on human justice.
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