The Lord 

is king forever and ever! The godless nations 

will vanish from the land. Lord, 

you know 

the hopes 

of the helpless. 

Surely you will 

hear their cries 

and comfort them. 

You will bring justice 

to the orphans 

and the oppressed, 

so mere people 

can no longer 

terrify them.

Psalms 10:16-18 NLT

At the end of his song David goes "big picture", reminding himself of who God is, that these nations we've constructed are not what's eternal.

And then he makes it personal.

You don't write about those who feel helpless unless it's you, or the person who you're sitting with. 

He sees where justice is needed, but can't make it happen. The nations are just systems that seem so immovable and unchangeable. Systems that hold people down and remove hope. Systems that deny justice.

But in all of that, David holds fast to Yahweh, and encourages us to do the same. To walk in faith.

Even though we're walking in the valley of the shadow, we can hold on to the One who is Light, who's Kingdom will not end, who will bring justice. 

Even when we feel helpless, we are not without hope. 

That's the place David in this song invites us into. 

#psalms

#psalm10

#faith

#onedayallwillbemadenew