Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain survives in our courts of law." Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain" (KJV; also "You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God" (NRSV) and variants) is the fourth of God's Ten Commandments to man. It is a prohibition of blasphemy, specifically, the misuse or "taking in vain" of the name of the God of Israel, or using His name to commit evil. Exodus 20:7 reads: Based on this commandment, Second Temple Judaism by the
I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" is a song written and performed by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in October 1968 as the only single from his album "Pride in What I Am". "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" peaked at number three on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart. It reached number-one on the Canadian "RPM" Country Tracks in January 1969. The song was covered by Dean Martin and released as a single