Psalm 58

It took me just a couple of minutes to read these words of David. I'm not sure what David's age when he wrote this passage, but it is apparent from his opening comments that politics in David's time were not so dissimilar from 21st century politics in the USA. I think that God is showing us that the nature of politicians, who are a reflection of the people they rule, hasn't changed over the centuries. We might hope that mankind has given up our cruelties and savagry, but God used David's word to show us that such a hope is baseless. But there is another lesson that David offers us in this song: God doesn't change either. As he was gracious to his people of faith during David's life, so he continues to display his favor on his people in these last days. That is a foundation upon which we can safely build our hope.
Stuart