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What sidetracks your spirit?

the Psalmist's Foundation, his Strength is this declaration

Envy
The danger was (is) real:
His jealousy of the wicked puts a distance between him and the Savior

“When they set their mouth against the heavens, these presumptuous ones actually take on God Himself.”
-David L. Thompson

“There in God’s holy place the psalmist grasps the final destiny of the wicked...their final end...what actually becomes of the wicked here and now.
They often fare poorly.”
-David L. Thompson

“The certainty he was given was not merely belief in the doctrine that the wicked perish; it was more the certainty of God as his God”
-Mays

“The slippery ground on which the wicked often find themselves does not just occur; God places them there, and with surprising speed...The slippery ground...obviously speaks of a precarious place, but flattery or outright falsehood may also set a trap for the presumptuous boasters...The psalmist confesses that his protests against the wicked and their alleged well-being was more the fruit of inner turmoil than of sober assessment.”
-David L. Thompson

“...God often brings the wicked down by giving them over to their own deceits...how quickly these catastrophes can befall the wicked.”
-David L. Thompson

Prevenient Grace led him to the place of worship of the Almighty

“This nearness to God, along with his newfound confidence in God’s goodness as his refuge, provides the final warrant for the striking outcome [of v. 28]”
-David L. Thompson

What will you do to prevent being sidetracked by the supposed prosperity, success, or happiness of others?