• ...><(((‘>  * Arrow *  <’)))><...

•   Psalm 11:2  2For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart. Before guns were invented, arrows had been a sniper’s weapon. Snipers use arrows to kill victims from a distance. Wicked snipers hide and secretly kil... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Bird *  <’)))><...

•  Psalm 11:1 1In the Lord I take refuge. How   then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain. It narrated in 1 Samuel 17:42-45, 42Goliath, the Philistine, looked at David and saw that he was little more than a boy, glowing with health and handsome, and he despised him. 43He said to D... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Defending *  <’)))><...

•  Psalm 10:18 18The Lord defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror.         It is very oppressive feeling for children who do not have fathers at a very young age. It is even more terrifying experience when children do not know when to... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Listen *  <’)))><...

• Psalm 10:17 17 You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry. One of the most, if not the most painful testings of faith in God, was the dramatic story of Job. It narrated in Job 1:18-22,18While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and ... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Perish *  <’)))><...

• Psalm 10:16 16The Lord is King forever and ever; the nations will perish from his land. The Ancient city of Athens had many philosophers and intellectuals. Interestingly, it was not included in the Scripture if ever Apostle Paul and his mission team had planted a church in Athens. Intellectuals ... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Account *  <’)))><...

• Psalm 10:15 15Break the arm of the wicked man;   call the evildoer to account for his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out.  Did King David curse the wicked man in this passage? He declared punishment that the Lord calls the wicked man to account for his evil deeds. The Lord won’t ig... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Grief *  <’)))><...

• Psalm 10:14 14But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.   They heard Christ declared that no prophet is accepted in his hometown. The people in the synagogue were not g... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Revile *  <’)))><...

•   Psalm 10:13 13Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself, “He won’t call me to account”?   Everyone who attends political rallies could not be counted as sure voters for particular candidates. Some attendees of political rallies observe to revile, condemn or despise anythin... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Helpless *  <’)))><...

• Psalm 10:12         12 Arise, Lord! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.  There will always be helpless and needy people in the world. One question that skeptical people may argue to make their point seems valid in their eyes is: “If God is love, why does he allow poverty?” Eve... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘> * Notice * <’)))><...

• Psalm 10:10-11 10His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength. 11The wicked says to himself, “God will never notice; he covers his face and never sees.”  Imagine: You wake up early in the morning. You were rushing to catch the first bus. But then you notice a dog lying on... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘> * Cover * <’)))><...

• Psalm 10:9 9Like a lion in cover the wicked lies in wait. He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net. Lions in cover wait for the right timing before they attack their victims. To prove that reality does not require much empirical observation. Nu... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Secret *  <’)))><...

• Psalm 10:8 8The wicked lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent. His eyes watch in secret for his victims.             The wicked secretly plan on how to eliminate his enemy. There had been reports somewhere in Asia where riding tandem ambush their victims. Accordingly... [read more]