Today, I am reading and commenting on Psalms 10-17.

I love today’s psalms.  While they are each independent, but they also touch on some common themes.  The psalmist tells us that the wicked are convinced that they will never be held accountable for their wicked acts because they are sure that there is no God.  Later he writes that only fools believe that God does not exist and therefor will not hold us accountable for our actions.  In fact if we look closely we will realize that all forms of foolishness result from our desire to do wicked things.  If we possess wisdom, which comes only from God, we realize that our wicked desires will lead us to ruin.  The next bit almost seems to be a commentary on today’s headlines.  In Psalm 12 we are told that no one is faithful anymore and everyone lies, seeking to deceive us.  Even those who tell us that the wicked are destroying the foundations of our society mislead us.  They tell us to flee to the mountains, or the wilderness, and live in isolation.  They will proclaim that things have gotten so bad that there is nothing that the righteous can do.  Do not listen to them.  Rather take refuge in the Lord and know that He will keep you safe.  As for what the righteous can do as the foundations of society are destroyed, the psalmist offers an answer for that as well: sing praises to God, even as our struggles seem never ending.  We can pray to God, asking Him to transform us into those who do right.  Refuse to take pleasure in seeing evil being done.  Recognize that we are not good, and that the good things God has given us have no value without God.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.