'Whoever Believes Has Eternal Life.'

"If only YOU would slay the wicked, O GOD,

and drive away from me the violent!

They rebel false-heartedly,

YOUR foes blaspheme YOUR name.

I hate those who hate YOU, O YAHWEH,

and loathe those who defy YOU.

I hate them deeply;

they have become my foes.

Search me, O GOD, and know my heart;

try me, and know my thoughts.

See if my steps are going astray,

and lead me in YOUR eternal way."

- Psalm 139:19-24

(This wisdom meditation about the knowledge and the presence of GOD, perhaps, had its beginning in the face of the pressure of evildoers; someone has been unjustly accused, perhaps as idolatrous, and he appeals to GOD.  In this environment, he composes his poem.  

In the closing verse, the psalmist wants to be led to eternal life.  Fortunately for us, JESUS tells us, 'Whoever believes has eternal life [John 6:47] and again, 'I AM the way, the truth and the life; no one comes to the FATHER but through ME' [John 14:6].)

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