Someone has said that “a person is known not only by the friends he keeps but also by the enemy is he makes.” Anyone who stands up for what is right will have enemies.

What these enemies are like—“as smoke is driven away” (v.2). If we keep fresh air coming in—the fresh wind of the Holy Spirit—it can’t bother us. A burning candle is a picture of what will happen to God’s enemies. The smoke is quickly blown away, and the wax quietly melts. God gets to Victory.

God is the Great Conqueror, riding upon the heavens. He also is “a Father of the fatherless” (v.4,5). Furthermore, God is Judge and Redeemer. He frees those who are bound with chains. Leave the burden with your Father, and let Him be your Conqueror.