Andrew Forrest

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“But God Shoots His Arrow At Them” - Psalm 64

Psalm 64

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint;
    preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,
    from the throng of evildoers,
3 who whet their tongues like swords,
    who aim bitter words like arrows,
4 shooting from ambush at the blameless,
    shooting at him suddenly and without fear.
5 They hold fast to their evil purpose;
    they talk of laying snares secretly,
thinking, “Who can see them?”
6 They search out injustice,
saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.”
    For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.
7 But God shoots his arrow at them;
    they are wounded suddenly.
8 They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them;
    all who see them will wag their heads.
9 Then all mankind fears;
    they tell what God has brought about
    and ponder what he has done.
10 Let the righteous one rejoice in the Lord
    and take refuge in him!
Let all the upright in heart exult!


The last line of this Sixty-Fourth Psalm caught my attention:

“Let all the upright in heart exult!”

If you are walking with God today, be confident! Stand up straight with your shoulders back. The Lord will vindicate you and will bring the wicked to account, and that is the reason for our confidence and joy.

If you are not walking with God today, turn around and repent!