Evil People Hate God's People
“Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.” ( Psalm 139:21-22 ). David has no other response to God’s enemies than that of hatred, i.e., he is not neutral towards them nor will he ever ally himself with them. Of the psalmist Spurgeon says that “he was a good hater, for he hated only those who hated good.” The psalmist could not remain neutral on the matter of those who hate God. And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? He was disgusted with, nauseated by, and loathed those men who unjustly raised their hatred against God. I count them mine enemies. Once a conscious choice has been made to reject God ’s truth and love, an individual begins to hate God and the people of God. The Scriptures are replete with these insights, but two references should suffice to establish the teaching—“they that hate the righteous shall be desolate” ( Psalm 34: