[HarleyD]

Reformed ping.

[xzins]

Psa 5:12 For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O LORD, You surround him with favor as with a shield.

"There is none righteous, no, not one. (Romans 3:10)"

[P-Marlowe]

For the most part, when people read the psalms they read them for the positive messages and most miss the dark and ominous messages contained in them.

Let's look at verse 5:

The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity Psalms 5:5 (KJV)

Hate. There's a strong word that you don't hear many modern preachers emphasize.

Here's another treasure from Spurgeon's Treasury of David:

Thou hatest all workers of iniquity. It is not a little dislike, but a thorough hatred which God bears to workers of iniquity. To be hated of God is an awful thing. O let us be very faithful in warning the wicked around us, for it will be a terrible thing for them to fall into the hands of an angry God! Charles Spurgeon — Treasury of David, The