“My feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.” So testified the psalmist as he came to a time when his faith was in retreat.
The problem for the psalmist was the apparent unfairness of life — the prosperity of the wicked, the arrogance of evil. How could the irreligious enjoy such wealth and success while the religious suffered? As I mentioned, his faith was slipping.
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