The first time I read through psalm 58 I was like ‘wah, these are sure some pretty rough words that the psalmist have used.’ If you read fromv6-9, you might agree to the statement that I have made.

V6-9
Break the teeth in their mouths, O God;
tear out, O LORD, the fangs of the lions!
Let them vanish like water that flows away;
when they draw the bow, let their arrows be blunted.
Like a slug melting away as it moves along,
like a stillborn child, may they not see the sun.
Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—whether they be green or dry—the wicked will be swept away.

One might ask: What is the psalmist doing? Why is he bent on punishing the wicked?

Well keep in mind that the psalmist is not planning on how he would punish the wicked but rather asking God for justice. It is also highlighted that this is one of the psalms that is arranged to the tune of “Do Not Destroy”. This shows that the purpose of this psalm is really not to seek out our own judgment on how to punish other people but rather love them. If there was any judgment to be done, God would do it according to His righteousness as it is mentioned that man only devise injustice in his heart, his hands mete out violence on earth.

Be encouraged if you are facing trouble with some politics in your marketplace, for surely the righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth.

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