Day 161: March 30, 2026 – Jeremiah 18-22 and Psalm 52

We see in the Psalm a great synopsis of what takes place in our Jeremiah Scripture. The Psalm ridicules the one who is unfaithful to God and says in vs. 7 that those who take refuge in wealth and not in God are mocked and given in derision. But then the psalmist compares himself to a green olive tree that is planted in righteousness and justice, which is what the Israelites lacked. They lacked this not only in relationship to each other, but also to other nations. Jeremiah continues along demanding that the people listen and recognize that even God himself will turn his back on them in the midst of the troubling times.