The Prayer of the Victim (Psalm 10:12-18)
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By sending His Son, God shows that He does care and that He
will resolve the problem of the unjust suffering of the righteous. At the
blackest time in all of history Jesus Christ was made sin for us. Because of
this loving intervention we can come to God, who has promised to help those who
are in need. Our eternal righteous King sides with the weak, defenseless, and
oppressed. He chooses humble people as His acquaintances.
Rise, Lord! Do
not forget the helpless. Why do the wicked say to themselves, “God won’t call
us to account”? But You, God, see the trouble of the afflicted, You are the
helper of the fatherless and the oppressed. You, Lord, are King forever and
ever. You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; You encourage them, and You
listen to their cry, defending the fatherless.
Great God, we leave ourselves in thine hand; to thee we
commit thy church afresh. Arise, O God, and let the man of the earth—the
creature of a day—be broken before the majesty of thy power. Come, Lord Jesus,
and glorify thy people. Amen and Amen.
William Gurnall (1617-1679)
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