Psalms 37:12

 Psalms 37:12 says, The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.  What David said then seems especially true today.  The wicked seem to be plotting continually against the just, or those who put their faith in Jesus Christ.  Verse thirteen adds, The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.  David said then, and we can be certain today, that God laughs at those who are wicked, because His day of judgment is coming.  Verse fourteen states, The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.  As in David's day, so many wicked people today are attempting to destroy God's people, but they will never be victorious.  Verse fifteen adds, Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.  David said the wicked would be destroyed by their own weapons, and the wicked will always be destroyed by their own disbelief in God, no matter what weapons they us against Him and His people.  Verse sixteen declares, A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.  As Christians, we need to live by this statement from David.  It is better to have a little and be righteous than to have riches and not be saved.  Verse seventeen adds, For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.  David said the wicked would be defeated, but God would uphold the righteous.  God has already secured the victory for the righteous, those who have put their faith in Jesus Christ.  Verse eighteen says, The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.  David said that God knows the days of the upright and that their inheritance will be forever.  The upright are made so not by their own abilities, but by faith in Jesus Christ, either as the coming Messiah in David's day or as the Messiah Who has come in our day.  Verse nineteen adds, They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.  David said the upright, those who trusted God, would not be ashamed in the day of evil and would be satisfied even in times of famine.  This is the attitude we as followers of Christ need today.  Verse twenty concludes, But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.  David then said that the wicked, the enemies of God, would perish, and we know that those who refuse to accept God's salvation will one day go away to everlasting punishment.