The Lord Will

Psalm 68:2

β€œAs smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.”

KJV

Read in Psalm 68

Meaning

The similes intensify the opening claim that violent resistance cannot finally stand before God.

God rises, enemies scatter, and the vulnerable find a home

The opening joins divine victory with joy, worship, care for orphans and widows, and a home for the isolated.

Read carefully

It is divine-judgment poetry, not a human targeting mandate.

Reflection

Resist despair without taking revenge into your own hands.