Psalm 76

 Psalm 76

We believe this psalm was written on the occasion of the destruction of the army of Sennacherib, king of the Assyrians. It would be insightful to read 2 Kings 19. It is tempting at times to feel that those who are disrespectful toward God are getting away with it. We may feel like God is either unwilling or unable to do anything about their blasphemy, or worse, God isn't there at all. But there is an important paragraph that addresses this issue. In verses 8-10 we see that the sayings of the rebellious actually work God's purposes. Read those verses carefully and slowly. If God struck down the defiant at their first outburst and small rebellion, who would notice? But by allowing them to grow louder and more aggressive, who could miss their obvious downfall? “The Wrath of Men" actually ends up praising God. That night 185,000 troops were killed, and the news went with the retreating Sennacherib back to Damascus. After his assassination, that history went into what we call Turkey.  We do well to be disturbed by the disrespect of evil people towards God. But God will use that for his purposes. His justice will be shown. 

“Lord, help me to honor Your name and release those who don’t into Your hand. AMEN.”