The Lord Loves Justice

God's Creative Word
God Calls For Justice:  Justice Enacted
Solomon Judges with Wisdom and Justice

Psalm 37:27-34

The Message

 ^27-28 Turn your back on evil,
      work for the good and don't quit.
   God loves this kind of thing,
      never turns away from his friends.

 ^28-29 Live this way and you've got it made,
      but bad eggs will be tossed out.
   The good get planted on good land
      and put down healthy roots.

 ^30-31 Righteous chews on wisdom like a dog on a bone,
      rolls virtue around on his tongue.
   His heart pumps God's Word like blood through his veins;
      his feet are as sure as a cat's.

 ^32-33 Wicked sets a watch for Righteous,
      he's out for the kill.
   God, alert, is also on watch—
      Wicked won't hurt a hair of his head.

 ³⁴ Wait passionately for God,
      don't leave the path.
   He'll give you your place in the sun
      while you watch the wicked lose it.

For Reflection

What does it mean to participate in God's justice?  Perhaps it means that one has confidence in God's wisdom in spite of the fact that one faces patience eroding doubt and uncertainty.  The righteous hold tight to the promise of God even though they dangle from a string above a bottomless canyon.

 

Pray

Turn the psalmist's words into your own personal prayer.  Pray for the confidence to trust in the Lord.