“I Will Keep Myself from Sin” (vv. 3-4). David faced a great temptation to compromise with the enemy, and he knew this was wrong. But, they were slandering him, so why should he not slander them? But the problem was with his heart, not his mouth, and he prayed for a heart that would not be inclined to approve of their sins and imitate them (Prov. 4:23). David pictured his temptation as “eating their delicacies” (see Prov. 4:14-17). Times of testing become times of temptation when we stop believing and start scheming, when we ask “How can I get out of this?” instead of “What can I get out of this?”