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NASB | Psalm 37:8 Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 37:8 Cease from anger and abandon wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evil. |
Bible Question:
8 O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is he who repays you for what you have done to us- 9 he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks. A Call for Revenge? Many tenderhearted believers have read these words with shock and chagrin. They are frankly at a loss to explain how one could speak with what appears to be such malice, vindictiveness and delight of the sufferings of others, especially children. How can the gentleness of the opening verses of this psalm be harmonized with the call for such brutal revenge in the last verses? |
Bible Answer: Pastorryan - Our God is a loving God, patient with us, (2 Peter 3:9) but our God is also a wrathful God. This passage reminds us of another side of God's nature -"A jealous and avenging God is the LORD; The LORD is avenging and wrathful. The LORD takes vengeance on His adversaries,And He reserves wrath for His enemies." Nahum 1:2 See also: Dt 32:35, Heb 10:30. The One who "repays" is the Lord. See the post by Kalos on Ps 137:9 ID# 111190 This Psalm laments the state of beloved Israel and should encourage us as we understand that God will rescue His people in the last days. Speculation Alert here! this might be referencing the harlot that "sits on many waters" in Rev 17. Saudi Arabia, which sits on many waters (look at a map), could be called the "daughter of Babylon" because the false religion that Saudi Arabia proclaims as truth came right out of Babylon in Iraq and was established by Mohommed at Mecca. The worship of allah descends from the moon god of Babylon and it is destined to be destroyed (Jer 5:42; 51:33)According to Hastings' Enc. of Religion and Ethics (vol 1. p.326) states that "Allah is a pre-Islamic name . . .corresponding to the Babylonian god known as Bel. 'Bel' means 'lord' and this is a title of reverance to the moon god 'Sin'.(Isn't this interesting?) Just as immature believers are called newborn babes or infants in Christ (1 Peter 2:2; Cor 3:1), the "infants" in this verse might also be offspring or followers of the false religion of the "daughter of Babylon" - Islam. God will destroy the all who reject Him as Lord. Just something to consider. mommapbs |
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