Today's reading is a plea for protection. In particular, it is a prayer during a time of godlessness and evil. Everyone, perhaps even those who claim to be faithful, seems to be deceiving themselves. This psalm echoes one dominant theme of many of the prophets -- the people have stopped following God and they cannot be trusted. In this environment, how is a person of faith supposed to keep their faith, without falling into godless traps? Only the patient protection of God can help the faithful in such times.
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