Giving Thanks

                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              

What C.S. Lewis called “the bloodthirsty Psalms” have always puzzled me.  How could David call on God

to destroy his enemies, and take delight in their annihilation?

The times in which we live help me understand.  Those for whom David prayed destruction were first of all
GOD’s enemies, haters of all good.   Every desire of their hearts was continually evil; their daily attacks on
righteousness offended the Righteous One, and grieved everyone who loves Righteousness.

The best parallel may be Nazi Germany.  Every righteous German was surely grieved to live under the rule of

lies and murder . . . and anguished that many German “Christians” were deceived to approve, and even join in,

the deeds of those liars and murderers.

Germans who loved righteousness must have fervently cried out to God each day, as David did, to be saved
from the oppression of evil-doers, and PASSIONATELY prayed God to destroy them, and all their works.

God did.

In this time of giving thanks, we thank God that He will glorify His Name in our day.  We thank Him that He

decrees the destruction of the evil-doers who oppress and grieve His righteous ones, and decrees that HE
will save His people from their rule.

“Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good,

 For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,

 Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary.”

                                                                     --  Psalms 107:1,2