The nations
have sunk down in the pit which they made; in the net which they hid, their own
foot is caught. The LORD is known by the judgment He executes; the wicked is
snared in the work of his own hands. The wicked shall be turned into hell, and
all the nations that forget God. For the needy shall not always be forgotten; the
expectation of the poor shall not perish forever. Arise, O LORD, do not let man
prevail; let the nations be judged in Your sight. Put them in fear, O LORD, that
the nations may know themselves to be but men. (Psalms 9:15-20)
The nations
are but men
David had a
great outlook on life and he understood the frailty of the power of man. In
every generation there are powerful nations who seek to rule the world. With
every nation that exalts itself the sands of time bear witness to their folly.
When nations turn away from God the destruction is certain.
America has
dug its pit and we are sinking into the mire of immorality. But the Lord wants
to remind us that we have dug the pit ourselves and the chaos in our country is
the result of our being snared by the work of our own hands. We are destroying
ourselves.
As a nation
we have forgotten God. There was a time in our young history that our country
embraced a belief and recognition of the “Almighty” but no more. The Bible is
banned not believed. Worship of a higher being is not accepted but rejected.
Expressions of love is about self and not about others. As a people we have no
knowledge of God nor the acceptance of life after death.
David’s final
plea in Psalm 9 is to remind all nations they are mere men. He sees clearly the
weakness of the nations of men as made up of clay. History is the master
teacher showing the rise and fall of the nations of men “but the Lord shall
endure forever” (Psalm 9:7). Our trust must not be in the politics of today or
the economic hopes built upon Wall Street nor the passions of a mad-crazed
world of entertainment. “Those who know Your name will put their trust in You”
(Psalm 9:10).
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