Psalm 59: 11-17…..Is this loving?

Kill them not, lest my people forget;
make them totter by your power and bring them down,
O Lord, our shield!
For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips,
let them be trapped in their pride.
For the cursing and lies that they utter,
consume them in wrath;
consume them till they are no more,
that they may know that God rules over Jacob
to the ends of the earth. Selah
Each evening they come back,
howling like dogs
and prowling about the city.
They wander about for food
and growl if they do not get their fill.
But I will sing of your strength;
I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.
For you have been to me a fortress
and a refuge in the day of my distress.
O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,
for you, O God, are my fortress,
the God who shows me steadfast love.

Comment: Well it is honest speaking and there’s no way that we can lie to God since He reads our minds and emotions. He’s not nasty to us in doing that but we can’t ‘pull the wool over His eyes’. They were hate-filled and that isn’t nice! Some seem to think that all people are good underneath and we just have to ‘love’ their goodness ‘out’. I don’t know who were surrounding David and his people. Were they armies set on destroying Israel? Were they roaming scavengers seeking what they could get? David sees God as the champion of Justice and Truth, and put his trust in Him! So would I!Kill them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by your power and bring them down,
O Lord, our shield!’
David prays.

Prayer: So would I put my trust in You, O God!

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