Psalm 58:1 Do you rulers indeed speak justly? Do you judge people with equity?
Commentary suggests that David is expressing his anger and outrage at corruption, perhaps because he is currently being exposed to the consequences of said corruption. After all, commentary goes on, it is human nature not to care unless we are personally affected. That little bit jumped out at me because I feel the weight of its truth.
Psalm 58:2 No, in your heart you devise injustice, and your hands mete out violence on the earth.
Christian doctrine says that man was born evil, fallen. A close look at the world today and it is easy to see all manner of evil, unjust, corrupt schemes and systems in play. It is also easy to feel overwhelmed in the face of such corruptions.
Psalm 58:6 Break the teeth in their mouths, O God; LORD, tear out the fangs of those lions!
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. It is easy to feel helpless and hopeless in the face of injustice, evil, and corruption, but I know that Your goal is to equip us with Your love, grace, and mercy so we know how to respond to the reality of this fallen world. Help me, Lord, to be Your hands and feet, help me to shine Your Light and show Your heart. Help me to make my tiny corner of the world just a bit better for all who inhabit it. Amen.
Psalm 58:11 Then people will say, “Surely the righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth.”
Have a blessed day.