Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me, those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?” vss. 5-6
Psalm 49:1-12
The psalmist was feeling persecuted by rich folks, those who trust in their wealth and in the abundance of their riches. We know what such people are like. Their names are always before us and we can’t escape the reports of their profligate spending and ostentatious lifestyles. They have more money than we can imagine, and their greatest desire is to have even more. What seems strange to us is their desire to manipulate laws and regulations to give them even more benefits, even at the expense of the poor and needy. That’s likely what the psalmist was feeling, and there was little he could do to oppose his persecutors. As we well know, there’s no way to out-lawyer the rich! They win every time! His consolation was that their wealth was going to get them nowhere, and one day they’d lie “a moldering in their graves’ in the company of “fools and dolts.” There’s no denying the reality of the psalmist’s words–the billionaires who now run our world will lose their battle against time. Their bodies will shrivel and break, and their brilliant brains will turn to dust. Blessing are those who trust in the Lord who is, was, and will always be. In God and God alone will we find our solace and hope!
Thought for the Day: Who are billionaires beholden to?
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