Do you struggle when the wicked prosper?
Perceive: In this psalm, David rebukes wicked rulers and calls upon God to destroy them and avenge the godly. It may have been written while he was in exile, or early in his reign in Hebron, or even later when he was dealing with getting the country put back together after Saul's poor leadership. It contains three sections. In the first section, David cries out against the wicked rulers of the day. They pervert justice, they lie and refuse to listen to reason (1-5). In the second section, he calls for their punishment to destroy their voice and to make them disappear (6-9). In the final section, he describes how the godly will rejoice when they see justice and the righteous reward (9-11). It is a prayer for justice from a just Judge.
Practice: History contains numerous leaders with a skewed sense of justice. For David and us, these psalms are a great form of prayer when someone takes justice into their hands. Today we see people exercising their authority and power with little accountability. When the world acts with a corrupt set of leaders, it is easy to lose hope for long-term justice. However, God loves justice. When despot leadership takes advantage of their power, rest assured the Lord will have the final say and action. If not in this world, He most certainly will in the next.
Pray: Thank You, Lord, for exercising justice and ultimately holding leaders accountable. We live in dark times. Help us with our sense of justice. edit.
This devotional comes from The Heart of a Lion - King David of Israel and is available on Amazon.com
Practice: History contains numerous leaders with a skewed sense of justice. For David and us, these psalms are a great form of prayer when someone takes justice into their hands. Today we see people exercising their authority and power with little accountability. When the world acts with a corrupt set of leaders, it is easy to lose hope for long-term justice. However, God loves justice. When despot leadership takes advantage of their power, rest assured the Lord will have the final say and action. If not in this world, He most certainly will in the next.
Pray: Thank You, Lord, for exercising justice and ultimately holding leaders accountable. We live in dark times. Help us with our sense of justice. edit.
This devotional comes from The Heart of a Lion - King David of Israel and is available on Amazon.com
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