Timeless Biblical Truth.
When faithful believers are afflicted by the wicked, they cry to the LORD because He has shown His covenantal faithfulness to them in the past and are confident that He will deliver them when He comes to judge the wicked.
- Faithful believers in a time when the wicked oppress them (1-11).
- The believer’s spiritual condition: Even faithful believers may feel that the LORD is distant from them when they suffer (1).
- Society’s condition: The wicked arrogantly and violently act with impunity (2-11).
- Faithful believers pray for the LORD to deliver His people (12-15).
- Faithful believers pray for the LORD’S intervention (12).
- Faithful believers appeal to the LORD to defend His honor (13).
- Faithful believers confess the LORD’S omniscience and covenantal faithfulness (14).
- Faithful believers pray that the LORD execute His justice on the wicked (15).
- Faithful believers are confident that the LORD will vindicate them (16-18).
- Faithful believers proclaim the LORD’S sovereignty (16).
- Faithful believers know that the LORD will be faithful to His covenant with them and judge the wicked (17-18).
Lanny Tanton is the Pastor at The Bible Church of the Lakes in Horseshoe Bay, Texas – just outside of Marble Falls. Pastor Tanton welcomes you to our website and hopes that you’ll enjoy reading these insightful blog posts. Please contact us if you have further questions!!


