”I will thank the Lord with all my heart; I will declare all your wondrous works. I will rejoice and boast about you; I will sing about your name, Most High. Those who know your name trust in you because you have not abandoned those who seek you, Lord.
The nations have fallen into the pit they made; their foot is caught in the net they have concealed. The Lord has made himself known; he has executed justice, snaring the wicked by the work of their hands.“
Psalms 9:1-2, 10, 15-16 CSB
Gods justice is on display in this passage which compares two sets of people: those who love God and the ones who do whatever seems best. Notice those are two different people with completely opposite ways of interpreting scripture. One listens to what God says and obeys it. The other knows what God wants but rejects it to do what sounds better to them…
The question I must ask daily: is there anything in my life that I am doing/saying/thinking that I would not do with Jesus physically in the same room? Or sometimes it is easier to ask: is there anything I do/say/think that I would be embarrassed to tell my pastor/grandmother/mother-in-law? These are helpful questions, because our own conscience easily becomes calloused when we constantly choose sin…it no longer bothers us, so we feel like it is ok.
I believe that is what the author is talking about in the second half of these verses. “They have fallen in a pit they made themselves”. It was all choices they willingly made which has now destroyed their lives.
God help me to see where I have fallen into this trap, where I am blind to how I have rejected You! I trust You and am so thankful for what You have done in my life. I don’t want to be anxious about Your justice, I want to rest in confidence knowing You have saved me from myself!
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