Psalm 37:12
“The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 37Meaning
The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth; hostile intent is described without granting readers permission to label political, ethnic, religious, or personal opponents as “the wicked.”
Violence has limits before God
Verses 12–20 depict plots, weapons, and apparent power of the wicked, yet insist that injustice is temporary and cannot secure the future.
Read carefully
The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth; hostile intent is described without granting readers permission to label political, ethnic, religious, or personal opponents as “the wicked.”
Reflection
The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth; hostile intent is described without granting readers permission to label political, ethnic, religious, or personal opponents as “the wicked.”