Do not forget the afflicted. Why has the wicked spurned God?
He has said to himself, Thou wilt not require it. Thou hast seen it, for Thou hast beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Thy hand. The unfortunate commits himself to Thee; Thou hast been the helper of the orphan. Break the arms of the wicked and the evildoer, seek out his wickedness until Thou dost find none. Why is this psalm important to the Christian? Because it describes very real people; there are cruel, terrible, vicious people out there who spend every moment of their lives finding ways to harm others, especially those already oppressed. Perhaps we may never see such affliction in the physical sense, but we must open up our eyes to the suffering of our brethren all over the world. In a closer sense, we may find ourselves afflicted spiritually every day. Consider the imagery in this psalm in a non-physical manner: there are wicked men in organized religions who corrupt the Bible and abuse it to accomplish their greedy ends; they boast about the droves of souls who have bee
