Psalm 119:81-88
English Standard Version (ESV)
Does it get under your skin when the wicked seem to get ahead? Does seeing the rich and corrupt live glamorous lives while trampling on others make you furious? Have I got some verses for you!
Here, the Psalmist is lamenting how his enemies are triumphing over him. It doesn't seem fair to the Psalmist any more than it seems fair to us. The Psalmist is being trampled upon and fears that the end is near, and he cries out to God for hope and salvation. In God, there is always hope.
When you reach the end of your rope, when it feels like the world is closing in, when all seems lost and the darkness is about to snuff out the light, remember that God never abandons nor forsakes us. The Savior who reigns in eternal light is the same Savior who climbed into an empty tomb and pulled death over himself like a blanket, only to cast it aside later as a show of power and might. Death has been defeated, and God has not forgotten you. In Christ, there is hope and there is life, and your enemies shall not triumph over you!!
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