I love this verse - and this psalm as a matter of fact. David is writing to "voice his complaint" v1 about the wicked. He describes his innocence, then launches into a description of his enemies, how they succeed, and asks God why. Why are the bad-guys winning!?
Then in v7, that all changes, and David pulls out the big picture. "God will shoot them with arrows, turn their tongues against themselves." In other words, God will bring about justice, in His own timing.
And in that moment, not just the wicked or just the righteous, but all the people will fear, will respect God, or at least what He's done. And like all of the posts before this one, they will put into practice what's been preached - announce what's been done (Jesus on the cross, anyone?) and ponder His works (the change in me?). And if God can stop the baddies and leave us with just these two things, then what's to stop us?
What's to stop us from ruminating on His goodness instead of what could go wrong? What's to stop anyone from thinking on what is pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, praise-worthy or just plain awesome instead of the "what-ifs"?
What if we shifted our focus from us to Him?
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