Vs. 29 — Remove from me the way of lying, And grant me Your law graciously.

Comments from John Calvin:

Take away from me the way of falsehood. Knowing how prone the nature of man is to vanity and falsehood, he first asks the sanctification of his thoughts, lest, being entangled by the snares of Satan, he fall into error. Next, that he may be kept from falsehood, he prays to be fortified with the doctrine of the law. (Calvin, J., & Anderson, J. (2010). Commentary on the Book of Psalms (Vol. 4, p. 421). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.)

Prayer:

Father, remove from me the way of lying, and grant me Your law graciously. Grant me to discern falsehood around me. Remove the lying and deceptions that are shot at me like arrows throughout the day. Both from without and those deceptions that are from within. I confess to You, Father, that I must be watchful over my heart lest I deceive others for selfish reasons. Lest I manipulate and/or withhold whole truths to get my way. Forgive me; such wretchedness.

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