Psalm 36
June 19, 2019•28 words
The foolishness, self-deception, and self-destruction of wickedness and sin (1-4) is contrasted with the blessing and pleasures of being in right relationship with the LORD (5-10).
You choose.
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Psalm 35
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This Psalm addresses the riddle of the seeming prosperity of the wicked and the adversity of the righteous. The answer is to see beyond present circumstances, looking by faith to a future when evil will cease and the righteous will inherit the earth.
We are admonished to: fret not, trust in the LORD, do good, delight in the LORD, commit our way to Him, rest in the LORD, wait for Him, cease from anger, and forsake wrath.
In a little while, there will be no more wickedness.
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