Psalm 7

I like hearing about God as a warrior- an avenger.

Truthfully, I feel like life in general can be a bully from time to time. Actually, a gang of bullies called Finances, Stress, Temptation, Satan, Jerks, Oppressors, and the IRS. It'd be nice to know that someone has your back, someone steps in and rescues you by laying waste to the bullies.

David believes God is that rescuer. God is armed and dangerous and after the bad guys.

But, as we get a description of God prepping for battle, David reminds us of something about evil and wicked people: They do more damage to themselves than God will.

"Whoever is pregnant with evil
conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
falls into the pit they have made.
The trouble they cause recoils on them;
their violence comes down on their own heads."

What an image! When we are wicked (and yes, you and I are often the people referred to here) we are pregnant with evil (vile desires), conceive trouble (sin) and give birth to disillusionment (we stop walking with God...and sometimes take others with us). Not only that- we fall into our traps- traps we lay for others that get us. Lies we tell to hurt others but get found out. Enticing others to sin- yet we ourselves get caught in it.

We would do well to remember this. Not only when evil comes after us (evil will get it's justice, either by its own hand or God's), but also when we are caught up in our own wickedness. We also would do well to remember that God is righteous, and all that goes along with that.