PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 58:1. This is a community lament that God’s people sing when they are confronted with injustice among their own rulers. Singing this in worship (1) helps the faithful to pray more earnestly for godly leadership; (2) helps form in the leaders themselves a true moral compass... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 58:3 The song calls these unjust rulers WICKED. This term, when applied to an Israelite, describes someone who does not honor God. They are Israelites who are using their position to squeeze the life out of their fellow Israelites (employing LIES as well as “violence,” v. Psalms... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 58:6 TEETH IN THEIR MOUTHS, FANGS OF THE YOUNG LIONS. The verse is a prayer that these evildoers may no longer have their present power to do harm. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 58:10 God loves to see his creation functioning properly, which is why he loves justice. The RIGHTEOUS may suffer now, but they can know that one day God will bring justice in the world (see Galatians 6:9). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0,... [ Continue Reading ]