Psalm 58

Then people will say,
“Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!
There is a God who judges on earth.”

The injustice and unrighteousness of people, especially leaders, is often easily seen. Some people seem born to act in such wickedness, to do violence, to love injustice, to ignore the call to right living, to holiness.

They are deaf to any correction.

And so, there will come a day when the righteous one will rejoice. Not because the evil, unrighteous, unjust ones are “getting their due.” That is what we want, hope for, laugh about.

The righteous one, instead, rejoices in the triumph and glory of the One who truly reigns.

God, the judge, has come.

Rejoice in Him. Revel in His holy righteousness, and depend on His mercy.

The Lord reigns – Have mercy on us, Lord!

A bit more of the Psalm 61 illustration.