This short psalm is all about dealing with a liar. Although — or maybe because — he was a fibber himself, King David hated serial liars with a passion. He wanted them to drop dead.
The king’s impassioned plea in this very first “Song of Ascents” is one that we all can easily relate to: “Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips / And from a deceitful tongue.” Aaa-men.
That has been my prayer for eight years now. I hate liars — one, in particular. And while ol’ YHWH’s at it, He can please save us from the long red tie, fake tan, and bad combover, too.