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  “Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me to the judgment You have commanded! So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You; For their sakes, therefore, return on high.” Psalms‬ ‭7‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ If there is anything significant that mostly plays out on the minds of those who are surrounded by the challenges of life, it is that the enemies are lifted above the purpose of God. Even when believers claim belief in the lordship of Christ, they often act as though God had embarked on vacation from His throne during the raging of their enemies. Likewise, the Psalmist said “ Arise, O Lord, in Your anger “…do something; and “…” return on high! ”. Whereas, if we truly believe like the Psalmist in the irrevocability of God’s counsel and judgment, we will always praise and worship (or lift) the lifted Lord up on His throne, even in the midst of the raging sea. Whenever believers place a request in prayer for God to ‘Arise, O ...

  “I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭7:17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Peace in a serene environment is normal and expected; but a significant attention or interest is created when traumatized experiences of life are managed peacefully. Naturally, troubled hearts always find someone to blame for their predicament; and God is not often spared in the blame game. Whereas, the relationship between God and a righteous heart is expected to be rooted in the evidence of God’s righteousness; and not based on His right-giftedness. And when the psalmist elect the praise of the Lord based on God’s righteousness, he recommended the heavenly commendation in peaceful praise. Even when it appears God allowed the transient triumph of wickedness over righteousness from the wicked, absolute confidence in God enables a righteous heart to trust in the later triumph of righteousness over wickedness. Therefore, a peaceful praise do not ...

  “Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭7:9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ When the heart is focussed on the consideration of the plight of the righteous with the wickedness of the wicked, it is normal to justify the prayer “ Let the wicked in his wickedness come to an end” . But by meditating on the prayer of the psalmist “ Let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end”, a righteous heart aligns with the passion of a righteous God in seeing the need to focus on the pursuit of peace with God through a worthwhile weighing. Many worthwhile transformations are possible whenever the righteous accommodates the righteous God’s proving and testing of hearts and minds: (1) the righteous heart can find more peace and purpose for living; (2) the wicked can be converted from the path of destruction; and (3) the wicked does sow the seed for the conversion of others, even if the soul of the wicked escapes the wor...

“Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭7:9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/psa.7.9.nkjv   The only difference between wiles and wisdom is just the hearts and minds. To the wicked in heart, wiles is wisdom as long as his enterprise is achieved. Although David was overwhelmed by the wickedness of the wicked, he was able to distinguish between wickedness and the wicked because of the wisdom of God. It takes wisdom to focus on “let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end”, instead of “let the wicked come to an end!”. Unfortunately, we cannot be free from the complexity of wickedness leading to the destruction of the wicked, if we actually pray for their destruction. Nothing else, apart from godly wisdom, is proven as a reliable tool against wicked wiles.

http://bible.us/psa7.10.nkjv My defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart. Personal investment into intelligence gathering is not only energy sapping, it distracts attention from innovative efforts and experimentation. Unlike personal investment, state investment ‎is reasonable for the defense of the nation, especially when all transactions and information transfer are often documented. Whereas, the scope of personal battles in life is often unknown; and suspicious drives are mostly wasteful, if not destructive. Nevertheless, the Righteous operates a vulnerable heart with total faith for divine intervention in all his interactions and business engagement.