Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.By David. Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.
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… Again, every empire that does not practice justice has an expiration date on it. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity, for they shall soon be cut down and wither like the green grass. I'm simply trying to say trouble don't last always. That's a shout out to those who are suffering in the Sudan. And trouble don't last always. That's a shout out for those catching hell in Haiti. Trouble don't last always. God is going to have the last word. Not your oppressor. That's a word for those who find themselves in pain in Palestine. A war is still raging. They are still engaging in a hostile takeover that this country is financing over in Gaza. It's still going on. But here's the word, trouble don't last always. God is going to have the last word. Now, now, I got to do this. I got to do this because here's what gets me. With all that being said, do you know that Persia defeats Babylon? …
… Psalm 37 says, Fred not thyself because of evildoers. Neither be thou envious against workers of iniquity. Psalm 46 says, God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. The Lord of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Psalm 51 says, Have mercy upon me, O God, according to your loving kindness, according unto thy multiple tender mercies. Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 90 says, Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place of all generations. Psalm 91 says, he that dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. But Dr. Wright says, when he went on to say that the men in the story and many other like them are hungry for the word of God. They know they can't get the word in most churches. …
… I came by to remind somebody of the prophet who said, fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against workers of iniquity, for they shall soon be cut down like the grass. I came to remind you of one Isaiah who said, no weapon formed against me shall prosper. Oh, yes, there is a word because if God before us, if God before us, if God before us, who I say can be against us, neither death nor life, it is written, neither angels nor principalities, it is written, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, neither height nor depth, or any other living creature can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. And how do I know? Because In our text today, we find Jesus. Jesus, who amidst oppressive economic and social and political conditions, chooses disciples. We find Jesus. John said it like this, the word became flesh and dwelt among us amidst the oppressive economic and social and political conditions. …