Psalm 63:10

Psalm 63:10

Food for jackals

This is a frightening description of the fate of the wicked, of those who seek to kill and destroy God’s man, God’s King of Israel. In their minds, whoever they may be, they think only of the removal of the one who suppresses their ambitions and stands in the way of power. The self-righteous king needs to be executed so that their plans and purposes may be fulfilled. They do not think of the consequences of their actions and that if they remove David, they will become accountable to God. This is the problem that wicked people have; they do not believe in divine retribution, so they do not hold themselves accountable to a higher authority. This lack of accountability is seen in every area of our culture today simply because the fear of God and the belief in God is no longer present. But that does not mean that He does not see or react to man’s folly. Those who live by the sword may well die by the sword and they will become the food of the wild animals. What a disgrace! The fate of these men and women will be like the bodies of enemy soldiers left unburied on the battlefield to become the pickings of predators.

Contrast this with David who writes, in verse 5, “I will be satisfied with the richest of foods.” So, you see, our future all depends on our faith.  Would we prefer to end up as corpses in some god-forsaken hell hole or will we dine with the King of kings in His heavenly palace? It’s a no-brainer isn’t it? 

 

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