Prayer to the Judge of all the Earth: Psalm 58-Supplication through the Scriptures
Prayer to the Judge of all the Earth Psalm 58 Prayer is one of the greatest privileges God has given to believers in Christ Jesus. Christopher Gordon God is a God of justice. He loves righteousness and hates wickedness. His eyes are too pure to approve evil, and He cannot look on wickedness with favor (Habakkuk 1:13). Because we have been made in the image of God, we too desire justice, although our sense of justice has been heavily marred by the Fall. It is easy to demand justice and vindication when we are the injured party, but when we are the ones who have injured another, we desire mercy. The Lord tells us in several places that vengeance belongs to the Lord. We do not need to seek revenge, or return evil for evil, but we need to entrust ourselves and our situation to the Lord (Romans 12:19; 1 Peter 2:23). This does not mean we do not seek justice through the avenues God has ordained, but we ourselves must not become judge and executioner. We cannot know the entirety of all t...