The Psalmist is teaching that if we do not have the oracles of God in our hearts, then we are engaging in a form of flattery. The phrase "in his own eyes" refers to the wicked mans own heart in the previous verse. The Psalmist has the oracles of God in his heart, but the wicked do not, and that is flattery. The Psalmist is teaching that a heart filled with hate is actually what accuses God of hate by cursing sin. The wicked cannot be justified in this way because of the hate-filled heart.The author is comparing the words of the oracles to the words used by the wicked man. He suggests that the wicked man creates his own god by using the ideas and words of the oracles. In other words, since the man has no fear of God, he hates the oracles and practices making his own god or hating his neighbor. The Psalmist is not talking about the attitude of hate but the process by which the wicked man sees reality. This laziness in understanding the oracles leads to incorrect judgments toward Christians.The grace that God gives us is beyond our understanding. The judgements that we use are very self-deceptive. But thankfully, we do not practice the sin that the Psalmist speaks of here.( ra a to undue all good in society- covenant unfaifulness) Even when the we are at our most vulnerable, "the wicked continue to plot evil and commit himself to sinful courses of action." Unlike Christians, "the wicked man does not reject what is wrong." He actively seeks out and destroys all that is good in society. The sin of ra a is one that he does not reject.The primary difference between the saved and the wicked is that the former are saved by grace and have the word of God implanted in them. The latter, however, do not have this understanding of God because they are not given the new man. Thus, while the saved may technically practice the sin of rebellion by not judging by the oracles and the sin of making other gods, not knowing God by the oracles, they do so out of a lack of understanding and not hate- ra a.The Psalmist is not pitting the believer against the wicked man in terms of thoughts and actions, but rather is contrasting the oracles of God with the wicked man's ways. Any man who loves the oracles of God knows that God cannot accept our good works - instead, this is a matter of God's salvation, in which defending God is defending His people. We speak of the law, covenants, curses, decrees, statutes, and promises - and the Psalmist is here speaking of the covenant love of God, who has sworn to Himself to carry it out. "His unfailing love reaches to the heavens."If it were not for the love and faithfulness of God, we would also break up all that is good in this world. But for the grace of God, "His righteousness is like the mighty mountains, and His justice is like the great deep." The Psalmist uses the name EL to refer to the God who is sovereign and controls all things. This God never changes His law. He judges all things. His curses are always justified.The Psalmist describes the only hate as the righteous indignation of God towards the wicked who practice evil, rather than the saints taking vengeance themselves. 7"How priceless is your unfailing love! Both high and low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings." Gods righteous indignation is not hateful because He shows mercy, allowing the wicked time to repent and save themselves. His purpose is to save mankind. God is a good God all the time. He is speaking of Gods promises in the oracles. God promises to be the refuge that we can flee from all the dangers of this world.