In My Haste

 

 

 

 

“I said in my haste,

All men are liars.”

A quote from the Psalmist David-

A situation quite dire.

 

A very sweeping statement

I am sure you would agree

Hence, one that I certainly find

Difficult to see.

 

But it was said in haste

The speaker did admit

Thus, on reflection also suggesting

Hi, we should acquit.

 

Romans 3:4

 

But if this is the case

What must we do with the scripture:

“Let God be true

But every man a liar.”?

 

Certainly, God is true

And thus, He cannot lie,

Titus 1 verse 2 bears out this,

Who am I to deny?

 

On none of His promises

Has God ever faulted,

Unlike many of our world leaders

That we have exalted.

 

Their record is so poor

It makes their promises lies

And as a result, in some countries,

People are dying like flies.

 

“In my haste,” David said,

It was like, who can I trust?

Obviously, however he had turned,

Lying was the thrust.

 

On reflection, however,

It appears that he reneged

Thus, it appears somewhat to me,

For forgiveness he begged.

 

Don’t hold it against him,

It was said in his haste

And words uttered without thinking

 Can lead to waste.

 

By whose authority

Did David declare such?

Certainly not by God’s authority,

We now know this much.

 

It was a hasty remark,

That is as much we do know,

Look no further, my friend,

The scripture says so.

 

 

 

It was not the first time

David had spoken in his haste,

Turn back to Psalm 31 verse 22

Where there is a trace.

 

There, his “in my haste”

Was said as a reflection on God

But his very next statement showed

His reflection was flawed. 

 

So, whatever David meant

It was said in a haste

And cannot be attributed to Jesus-

Not even a trace.

 

However, compared to God

“That cannot lie”

All men are prone to lying

And this, we can’t deny.

 

Stewart Russell © July 8, 2023