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Psalm chapter 35 versus 26 and 27. Let them be put to shame and disappointed altogether who

rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves

against me. Let those who delight in my righteousness shout for joy and be

glad and say evermore great is the Lord who delights in the welfare of his servant.

Did you notice the contrast in these two verses?

And verse 26, the psalmist who has been talking all throughout this song about those who

are seeking after him,

who want to destroy him, who want to hurt him, who are slandering him,

who are bearing false witness against him.

And he describes them in verse 26 as people who rejoice at my calamity.

They want to see me fall.

And the reality is there are people like this in the world that want to see me fall. And the reality is, there are people like this in the world that want to see others fall, that may want to see you fall.

But then here's the contrast in verse 7, but let those who delight in my righteousness shout for joy and be glad.

Oh, get the picture there.

People who want to see you succeed,

who want to see you righteous and blessed by God in your righteousness. They shout for joy

over your righteousness. They say, great is the Lord who delights in the welfare of his servant.

Oh, I read this and I pray for people in all of our

lives who delight in righteousness on our behalf and who live to help us be righteous,

who don't want to see us fall, but who want to see us thrive. I think about First Thessalonians chapter 3,

verse 8, when Paul says to the church there, I live to see you standing firm in the Lord.

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