Whenever someone does ill towards me I sometimes think, “The Lord judge between me and them,” not wanting to take revenge against them, but let the Lord Jesus vindicate me. I want the Lord to rise up, confront, and bring them down. I beseech the Lord to rescue me from the wicked. This is what David is requesting the Lord to do.
I even think that the next time they or someone does ill towards me I will say, “The Lord judge between you and me who is right.” I hope that by pronouncing judgment they will get their just due. I believe that my hunger will be stilled and my bank full. But when the wicked attack I don’t say that. Rather, I am startled and gaze at them in amazement. Later, I remember what they did and hope they are taken away from my presence and I am restored.
I think of Jesus who often retreated so that he could continue the work his Father gave him to do until the time was right for him to be betrayed, arrested, tortured, and crucified. Jesus lived under God’s precise timing. So he was not alarmed nor disheartened by his retreats from danger.
Ruthless people often receive rewards in this life (14). However, the righteous will see the Lord Jesus’ face. They will not die. They will awake and be satisfied with seeing his likeness for eternity. Jesus is the center of eternal paradise.
