Injustice never fades. Not just a 21st century problem, men and women continually beat back corruption in one area to face it in another. David lamented about the lack of justice he observed, and he wrote as an all-powerful king:

Justice—do you rulers know the meaning of the word? Do you judge the people fairly? No! You plot injustice in your hearts. You spread violence throughout the land.

The human heart leans into favoritism and selfishness. The scriptures teach that we are born this way, and any amount of time observing our world bears this out. Humankind is not bent towards justice—but God is.

David prays that the Lord would break the fangs of the unjust, and make them like snails that dissolve into slime. The Lords hates injustice, and David weaponized his prayers in light of this truth.

Oppose injustice with eyes wide open, knowing the struggle never ends. But pray like King David for injustice to be avenged, and for the Lord to judge rightly here on this earth.

Psalm 58 in Through the Bible in 2024

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