Continued Love: Protection from the Proud's Final Fall
Lord, continue Your love to those who know You and protect us from the proud, for the wicked are already fallen and will never rise again.
Psalms 36:10–12 (BSB)
10 Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
11 Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
12 There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.
What is the big idea of Psalms 36:10–12?
Lord, continue Your love to those who know You and protect us from the proud, for the wicked are already fallen and will never rise again.
How does Psalms 36:10–12 point to Christ?
Jesus Christ is the 'Righteousness of God' extended to us; because He was 'thrown down' into death and rose again, the 'foot of the proud' has been defeated, and we are forever secured in His unfailing love.
Authorial Intent
To petition for the continued manifestation of God's love and righteousness toward the faithful and to declare the final, irreversible defeat of the wicked.
Chapter: Psalm 36
The Wicked Heart and the Fountain of Life in the LORD's Steadfast Love
The wicked path begins where the fear of God is absent, but those who know the LORD find refuge, satisfaction, life, light, and final security in His steadfast love.