The Conspiracy of the Wicked

June 11

(Psalms 64:1-10 NIV) "Hear me, O God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy. {2} Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from that noisy crowd of evildoers. {3} They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like deadly arrows. {4} They shoot from ambush at the innocent man; they shoot at him suddenly, without fear. {5} They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about hiding their snares; they say, "Who will see them?" {6} They plot injustice and say, "We have devised a perfect plan!" Surely the mind and heart of man are cunning. {7} But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be struck down. {8} He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn. {9} All mankind will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done. {10} Let the righteous rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him; let all the upright in heart praise him!"

David seems to spend a lot of time in the Psalms asking God for protection from his enemies. It’s not that he is a worrier. It’s that he had a lot of enemies. That’s the world he lived in. When you’re the king and when you openly worship a God that many despise, you’re going to get some arrows coming your way. At times, there really is a conspiracy among the wicked to take down those in godly authority. They accomplish their mission with words and with weapons of steel. They encourage one another in evil. They plan and plot against the righteous and against the God of heaven. But God knows their hearts and they will be struck down. Whether they turn on one another or God intervenes from heaven, the wicked will come to ruin and the righteous will be victorious. The world will take note and the fear of God will once again be a proper thing. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day