ESV verse 2
In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor:
let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.
Believers need to be able to identify "the wicked" ( in some versions " the ungodly")
As a shopkeeper needs to be able to identify shoplifters,
the believer needs discernment because "the wicked" take advantage of the innocent.
The believer also needs to be able to discern tendencies and activities in his own life
which would draw him away from God instead of drawing closer to God.
While it is the duty of national government and local government to ensure justice,
those who care,i.e. believers...would naturally bring the oppressed before God in prayer.
We also pray for the conversion of the "rogue traders" ....the " pay day loan sharks"...
and those who make a living by imposing on the vulnerable on the telephone.
In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor:
let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.
Believers need to be able to identify "the wicked" ( in some versions " the ungodly")
As a shopkeeper needs to be able to identify shoplifters,
the believer needs discernment because "the wicked" take advantage of the innocent.
The believer also needs to be able to discern tendencies and activities in his own life
which would draw him away from God instead of drawing closer to God.
While it is the duty of national government and local government to ensure justice,
those who care,i.e. believers...would naturally bring the oppressed before God in prayer.
We also pray for the conversion of the "rogue traders" ....the " pay day loan sharks"...
and those who make a living by imposing on the vulnerable on the telephone.
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