1 The Lord is a God who avenges.
    O God who avenges, shine forth.
 2 Rise up, Judge of the earth;
    pay back to the proud what they deserve.

-          The title of this message is radical

o   The Lord Implored to Avenge His People

o   Notice that the Lord Implored (this means His people are imploring Him to listen and take action)

-          And what are they asking Him to do

o   To Avenge His People

o   This means to pay them back for the evil they have done (payback)

-          The Lord is a God who avenges

o   This is an interesting fact – The Lord is a God who avenges (He does this)

-          O God who avenges, shine forth

o   This means let the avenging appear (shine forth)

-          Rise up, Judge the earth

o   The request is that the Lord rise up (this means get up from His throne)

o   Judge the earth (this means payback each man according to his/her works)

-          Pay back to the proud what they deserve

o   This means punish the proud (those who don’t fear God and who mistreat others)

o   Notice they deserve it!

 3 How long, Lord, will the wicked,
    how long will the wicked be jubilant?

-          Sometimes we wonder how long the Lord will let the wicked get away their ill behavior

-          How long will the wicked be jubilant (allowed to celebrate their wicked ways)

-          The prayer is really a request that their time come to an end and that judgement and punishment would start now

4 They pour out arrogant words;
    all the evildoers are full of boasting.

-          Notice they pour out arrogant words 

o   Like they are in charge or are the authority

-          All evildoers are full of boasting

o   Boasting means look how rich or powerful I am

o   Boasting means they act like they earned it or deserved it like their better than others

o   It’s a lie; its not true

5 They crush your people, Lord;
    they oppress your inheritance.
 6 They slay the widow and the foreigner;
    they murder the fatherless.

-          They crush your people, Lord; they oppress your inheritance

o   They are mistreating your people

o   This is going to make the Lord very angry and kindle the fire of His wrath

-          They slay the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless

o   The seem to pick on the weak; those with no one else to defend them

 7 They say, “The Lord does not see;
    the God of Jacob takes no notice.”

-          They say the Lord does not see or take notice

-          But just because they say it does not make it true

-          God does see everything and He notices everything!

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