TRUTH BYTES — PSALMS 7-8
God Delivers the Just
O Lord my God, in You I put my trust;
Save me from all those who persecute me;
And deliver me
Psalm 7:1-5
We can have confidence when we live faithfully. For then we can trust God will deliver us.
God Knows our Heart
Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,
But establish the just;
For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.
10 My defense is of God,
Who saves the upright in heart.
God is a just judge,
Psalm 7:9-11
We rely on God because, unlike false deities, he knows our heart and mind – our motivation.
He is just and cannot be bought, or bribed.
God Hates Injustice
God is a just judge,
And God is angry with the wicked every day.
12 If he does not turn back,
He will sharpen His sword;
He bends His bow and makes it ready.
13 He also prepares for Himself instruments of death;
He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.Psalm 7:11-13
God remedies injustice. So don’t worry over the injustice that is outside of your control.
Delusion Begets Misery
The wicked brings forth iniquity;
Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.
15 He made a pit and dug it out,
And has fallen into the ditch which he made.
16 His trouble shall return upon his own head,
And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.
Psalm 7:14-16
When people embrace a lie, they blame God for troubles that are merely cause and effect.
Just Dust — Without God
When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
4 What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You visit him?
Psalm 8:3-4
As physical beings we are insignificant.
But God has given us a grand purpose that is beyond our ability to grasp fully.
A Crown Demands Responsibility
For You have made him a little lower than the angels,
And You have crowned him with glory and honour.
6 You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
You have put all things under his feet…
Psalm 8:5-8
You are crowned with glory and honour by God. Care for his creation.