"Pride" - Psalm 10

"In the pride of their countenance..." (v.4a)

I've always been a huge advocate of context and rightly so. But in this case, I'm going to excuse that rule and focus on one word in this Psalm - the word "pride". It dominates the first portion of the Psalm in the sense that it is the reason the wicked treat the poor/helpless the way they do, that's for certain. But more than that, it's a word that leaps off the page at me!

"Pride" is a pretty good starting point when it comes to turning this whole thing around. It's a hard pill to swallow, probably one that most folks who would ever read this wouldn't have to deal with, but it's one that I struggle with regularly. It's a trap that is easy to fall in to and even harder to release yourself from. An almost insurmountable wall.

Perhaps I'd be best served if I simply asked God to tear that wall down!