Psalm 146:8–9 (ESV) —
8 the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord watches over the sojourners;
he upholds the widow and the fatherless,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
NOTE: God wants our
trust. Verses 6 and 7 discuss his help and provision. But God does the
impossible as well -- he heals. God also provides for us emotionally: the bowed
down, the persons without a true home, the person without a spouse, and
children without fathers. People hurt because we live in a fallen world where
we chose to rebel against God's rule. While that ought to cause us to return to
God, the bitter rail against God arguing that evil things is proof that God
either does not love, is not all-knowing, or does not have power. And yet, the
corollary, if God was to fix every evil, while we continued in our rebellion,
would not cause anyone to seek God or be thankful. History proves that when
times are good, we forget God or any obligation to God. God cares for our
emotional hurts and pains. He responds differently and wisely. The verbs:
lifts, loves, watches, and upholds, are all tender words. We need God's
tenderness because we all struggle with pain in this world.
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