It was discussed in relation to Psalm 69 and how to interpret the psalmist's desire for the suffering of his enemies, particularly in a spiritual context.
C.S. Lewis had written this book called Reflection on the Psalms. And it's just, it's great. It's one of my favorite, well, all C.S. Lewis' books are pretty much my favorite.
— Episode: Day 170: Joash's Downfall (2022)
Episode: Day 170: Joash's Downfall (2022)
It was discussed in relation to Psalm 69 and how to interpret the psalmist's desire for the suffering of his enemies, particularly in a spiritual context.
C.S. Lewis had written this book called Reflection on the Psalms. And it's just, it's great. It's one of my favorite, well, all C.S. Lewis' books are pretty much my favorite.
he talks about this and he asks the question, how do we understand the psalmist who says, hey, the best thing I want is I wanna see my enemies suffer in front of me.
Where the psalmist says, okay, this is God's word. I wanna, and the prayer is, I wanna see my enemies suffer. And let me see them suffer because I don't just wanna know that they suffer. I wanna be able to essentially take comfort in that.