Psalm 11

I chose this Psalm because the imagery stuck out to me. First the Psalm says take refuge in the Lord and uses the imagery of a bird fleeing to his mountain. What struck me the hardest was how the enemy is waiting in the shadows, with arrows drawn ready to strike at me. The Psalm asks what can the righteous do? Well that very question is answered in the Psalm. The answer strikingly is the Lord. God will sort through the wicked and the righteous, the Lord is in control of all. Much like Jesus we need not to fear the world for God has overcome the world, and as long as he is on the throne the righteous will be revered by God. A secular person would view this Psalm and think that God is judgmental because it is mentioned that the wicked will have coals and sulfur rained down upon them. But as always God is just and fair. This Psalm moves from despair into hope, which is also helps show the redemption that we see in Jesus. Without him we have no place to take refuge, but because of his sacrifice we can be sure even when this world is unstable that we will see the face of God. This Psalm requires me to not take justice into my own hands but instead leave it up to the ultimate judge and ruler of all. This Psalm helps me see that there are things that will try to bring me down, but when trials come before me I nee not to fear, but instead realize who God is and know what that means for me.