How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
The verse stands in a psalm that exalts God's law, where His testimonies and judgments are held before the servant as delight and counsel. In that setting it upholds the sacredness of God's law while pleading for judgment upon persecutors. Its question about how many are the servant's days voices urgent longing for God to act and bring that judgment.
That appeal for judgment belongs to and expresses trust in God's righteous judgments. God's long-suffering does not mean He will acquit the wicked. When the wickedness of the world has reached its full measure the Lord will certainly interfere to punish the wicked, eventually arising to punish defiant wickedness.
The verse stands in a psalm that exalts God's law, where His testimonies and judgments are held before the servant as delight and counsel. In that setting it upholds the sacredness of God's law while pleading for judgment upon persecutors. Its question about how many are the servant's days voices urgent longing for God to act and bring that judgment.
That appeal for judgment belongs to and expresses trust in God's righteous judgments. God's long-suffering does not mean He will acquit the wicked. When the wickedness of the world has reached its full measure the Lord will certainly interfere to punish the wicked, eventually arising to punish defiant wickedness.