8/8/13 Psalm 5:10 The Guilty Fall By Their Own Devices

Psalm 5:10 (NAS)

Hold them guilty, O God; By their own devices let them fall! In the multitude of their transgressions thrust them out, For they are rebellious against Thee.

Psalm 5:10 (NIVUS)

Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.

Men, who do not commit their lives to Adonai, the Almighty God, live according to their own purposes and devices.  They deliberate and counsel with and among themselves; they take their own advice, resolving to follow their own guidance.  These people set themselves up as their own 'god'.  They act in pride and arrogance.

 
They do not realize that following their own ways will ultimately cause them to fall.  They will be judged by their own mistakes and found wanting.  God will find them guilty and sentence them to punishment; for they have trespassed and offended the Lord.
 
These men are rebellious and sinful; they have mounted a revolt against the Lord and Master of the universe.  They have broken away from the One who loves them and have committed an abundance of transgressions.  The Lord has banished them from His presence and their lives have become bitter and unpleasant.  Through their disobedience, they suffer grief; they are outcasts, headed only for destruction and death.  If they continue in their sin, they all shall perish.
 
However, if they turn away from their own counsel and seek God's help, He will have mercy on them.  He will save them from their sins, making their lives sweet and pleasant again.  Instead of being cast off, they will be held dear in the heart of God.

 

 

(Originally written 12/3/05)