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Seeing Jesus in Psalm 52

  Psalm 52 “Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?” Psalm 52:1b “But God will strike you down once and for all. He will pull you from your home and uproot you from the land of the living.” Psalm 52:5 Got an enemy of the truth? Got an enemy that will profit from your misfortune? Trust God to deal with them. David fears God. David knows God’s justice is eternal and that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). But Jesus elevates God’s vengeance even a step higher and Paul expounds on this recognition of God’s justice. Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the LORD. Instead, “If your enemies are hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals of shame on their heads.” Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing goo d . Romans 12:19-21 MAIN POINT: Righteous people look to God for justice Ri...