Psalm 73
Today the psalmist expresses his confidence in the Lord’s justice, that the wicked “get theirs” in the end. Note, though, that the difference between yesterday’s reading and today’s is entirely one of perspective and faith — a change in perspective that comes as the psalmist enters the sanctuary of God, not as a result of some cataclysmic judgment suddenly being poured out upon all the wicked.
If we just look at our circumstances — and the circumstances of others — we will almost inevitably be stuck in the first half of this psalm, embittered and envious of the apparent prosperity of those we deem to be more wicked than ourselves. We must look past those circumstances through the eyes of faith to discern that the Lord has more in store for us — and them. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (v. 26)