Monday, October 20, 2025

Psalm 52

 


This psalm reminds us that there are people out there who do evil, who are definitely awful people. Just as Dagog the Edomite was, there are people out there who will do evil. But this psalm reminds us what the Bible teaches in other places. That they will eventually meet their due. God will destroy them. And those who are righteous will survive. The righteous will flourish. They will be rewarded.

It looks like when we read the story in 1 Samuel chapter 22 that Ahimelech and his family have been wiped out. They're gone. They are not flourishing. But those who are faithful, God will reward. And there is coming a day in heaven where we'll reach out and we'll be able to shake the hands of Ahimelech and his family. And we will know in that moment that God blesses those who follow him and that those who do evil will be no more.

This isn't a gloat over the evil because they've been destroyed. This is a rejoicing that God does what is right. He will raise and protect those who are true. And he will deal properly with those who are evil. We can praise God because he watches over us. He preserves us despite what it may look like in the world.


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