95. They were like wild beasts crouching by the way, or highwaymen waylaying a defenseless traveler; but the psalmist went on his way without considering them, for he was considering something better, namely, the witness or testimony which God has borne. If the wicked cannot destroy us today they will wait for further opportunities; they will have to wait much longer yet, for if we are so unmoved that we do not even give them a thought their hope of destroying us must be a very poor one. Note the double waiting—the patience of the wicked who watch long and carefully for an opportunity to destroy the godly, and then the patience of the saint who will not quit his meditations, even to quiet his foes. See how the serpent’s seed lie in wait, but the chosen of the Lord take no more notice of them than if they had no existence.
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