Psalm 31:6
6 I have hated [sane'] them that
regard [shamar] lying [shav'] vanities [hebel]: but I
trust [batach] in the LORD [Yahovah]. KJV-Interlinear
6 I
hate those who regard vain idols; But I trust in the Lord. NASB
Most of the world pursues
empty philosophies or empty religions or empty beliefs, but there is only one
God, who is Jesus Christ, and He is compared here to all things that are not
deities. There is only one truth and
doctrine, and it is here compared to everything that is vanity or empty, or nothing
and therefore lies.
The word for hate, ‘sane,’
means odious or abhorrent, loathsome, revolting. It is an attitude, not of emotional revenge
or reaction, but of disappointing disgust.
When you look upon the
entire world of people, and see how they throw away phenomenal opportunities
through doctrine, then disappointing disgust is an appropriate response.
In any given race or
competition in this world, there is only one winner, one champion, one who
exceeds all others. But in God, in the
spiritual life, everyone can be a winner and champion with the results of a
winner and far more. And doctrine is so
easy to learn and possess for ones self.
And yet, most of the
world pursues empty philosophies or empty religions or empty pursuits of things
that are not really real, but are empty hopes made up of temporary things,
things that will never be and can never be, a part of the inner and real you.
Trust in vanity, which is
a term for that which is empty, that which has no substance, that which has
nothing to offer, and you are investing your entire life in nothing. You will get nothing in return.
Trust in God, in Christ,
in doctrine, and you invest your life in that which is eternal, intrinsic,
value beyond calculation.
