Psalm 101-106, Chuck Smith teaching (C2000, 1979 to 1985)

Read as you listen: Chuck Smith on Psalm 101

Read the opening of his teaching

This time shall we turn in our Bibles to Psalm 101.

Psalm 101 is a psalm of David, and David declares in the first verse,

I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing (101:1).

Now though David says he is going to sing of mercy and of judgment, in his song I find nothing of mercy, only of judgment. And David was very strong in his desires of God concerning his enemies and concerning the wicked. And David, of course, was interested in mercy concerning himself, but concerning his enemies he was always concerned with judgment. David, of course, is much like we are. We want mercy. Whenever we've done wrong we want mercy, but whenever someone wrongs us, then we want judgment on them. And that is only human nature I guess, but David so often is expressing his desires upon his enemies.