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Psalm 10:16
The LORD is King forever and ever! The nations will perish out of his land.
14But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.
15Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.
16The LORD is King forever and ever! The nations will perish out of his land.
17LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,
18to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may terrify no more.
Notice
The nations’ destruction is a severe declaration of judgment within a prayer for the oppressed, where YHWH’s lasting kingship stands against human power.
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Psalm 146:10The LORD will reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD!Both passages declare that the LORD’s reign lasts forever, beyond the span of any generation.
Matthew 6:13Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’Both texts affirm God’s enduring kingdom within prayers that seek relief from evil.
Psalm 29:10The LORD sat enthroned at the Flood. Yes, the LORD sits as King forever.Both passages name the LORD as King forever, declaring that his rule has no end.
Exodus 15:18The LORD will reign forever and ever.”Both passages declare the LORD’s enduring reign with the same words, “forever and ever.”
1 Timothy 1:17Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.Both texts acclaim God as King whose reign has no end.
Psalm 145:13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your dominion endures throughout all generations. The LORD is faithful in all his words, and loving in all his deeds.Both passages describe God’s kingship as everlasting, with no generation marking its end.
Jeremiah 10:10But the LORD is the true God. He is the living God, and an everlasting King. At his wrath, the earth trembles. The nations aren’t able to withstand his …Both passages name the LORD as everlasting King and speak of nations facing his judgment.
Daniel 4:34At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and …Both passages praise God’s everlasting rule, declaring a kingship that outlasts human generations.
Hebrews 1:11They will perish, but you continue. They all will grow old like a garment does.Both texts contrast what perishes with God’s permanence, though they speak of different things perishing.
Deuteronomy 8:20As the nations that the LORD makes to perish before you, so you shall perish, because you wouldn’t listen to the LORD your God’s voice.Both passages speak of nations perishing under the LORD’s judgment; Deuteronomy also warns Israel that disobedience brings judgment.
Daniel 6:26“I make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. “For he is the living God, and steadfast forever. His …Both passages declare God’s enduring kingship; Daniel describes his kingdom as one that will never be destroyed.
Hosea 13:10Where is your king now, that he may save you in all your cities? And your judges, of whom you said, ‘Give me a king and princes’?Kingship is the shared subject: the psalm declares the LORD’s eternal rule, while Hosea questions a human king’s ability to save.
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Encouragement
The prayer still seeks an end to terror when it declares God’s kingship. You need not pretend oppression has ended to confess that YHWH reigns forever.
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