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We are continuing our series of reflections on the Psalms. Each day we will upload a new reflection to the website. We hope and pray that you will find them helpful and that they bring hope during this season. Click on these buttons to read the text of the psalm or listen to a recording of it. You can also listen to the reflection using the audio player below. Read Psalm 37:21-40  Listen to Psalm 37:21-40 In the second half of this psalm about God’s justice, David shows us the stark difference between two groups of people, the ‘wicked’ and the ‘righteous’. A bit of an explanation first. The Bible says “no one is righteous” (Romans 3:10). So who are the righteous? The righteous are those who belong to a righteous God and the wicked are those who do not. Being righteous is nothing to do with how good we are, or the greatness of our character. Christians receive God’s righteousness through the work of Jesus: “God made him, who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:21). If you have experienced the pain of injustice, then be encouraged by these truths. Being the victim of injustice, we can ‘stumble’, although God can make our ‘steps firm’ (verse 23). A tension we must live with before Jesus returns, is that the ‘wicked’ seem to get away with things, (verse 21) and we are left with all the hurt. God knows we have sought to act justly and he ‘loves the just’ (verse 28). The Lord will ‘not leave’ us in their power, even if a case comes to court, truth and justice will prevail (verse 33). Going through injustice brings insecurity, remember that God is our security, a 'stronghold’ and a ‘refuge’ (verses 39-40). Lord, help me to “Bless those who persecute me; bless and… not curse.” Romans 12:14