By God’s mercy, each new day brings fresh hope to most of us. It appears that the psalmist has been falsely accused of a crime. He prays for protection from the wicked and hopes that today, at last, the accusers will be revealed. In this hope, he goes to the Temple to watch and wait for God’s intervention. The enemies of God’s servants are God’s enemies: God will take care of them. They may deceive human judges with flattering words, but not God. He sees their bitterness and corruption inside. If we are thoughtful, such accusations make us uneasy. Sometimes, they reflect aspects of ourselves. Ultimately, this serves as a good general approach to what we might call the ‘hostile’ psalms.
Goodness is a fundamental attribute of God (cf. Ex 36:4). Let us entrust our cause to God since Christ has entered the sanctuary once and for all (cf. Heb 9:12).
The psalmist prays for protection from the wicked. Many people choose wicked ways in this world, but God is love, and the psalmist acknowledges this, bowing in reverence to the Lord.