night sky

I absolutely love to look at the stars on a dark night. It is amazing to think about God's amazing scope of influence, His power, His creativity, His beauty. All of these things just seem to shine with each star and with them as they join together so spectacularly. Part of what adds to their beauty is a completely dark area to look at them through. It's a definite advantage that we have living in a small town and out in the country. The stars shine brighter in the darkness.

It's the same with Psalm seven. It's dark. In the darkness, God shines through in amazing clarity. Spurgeon says of verse 17, " they all (the psalms)exhibit the blessedness of the righteous, and make its colours the more glowing by contrast with the miseries of the wicked. The bright jewel sparkles in a black foil."

Is this a partial answer to everyone's question, "why does a good God let bad things happen?" God's goodness and greatness looks even more amazing against the darkness of this world. David, throughout the psalms, seems to see God as more amazing when everything around seems to be so dark.