Psalms 10:3

Psalm 10 is a raw, honest cry to God from someone watching the wicked prosper while God seems distant and silent. The "he" in this verse refers to an arrogant, godless person the psalmist has been describing — someone who lives as though God doesn't see or care. What's striking isn't just that this person is greedy; it's that they openly boast about it and publicly celebrate others who share the same appetite. In the ancient world, to "bless" someone was a formal public declaration of approval — so this person is actively endorsing greed as something admirable and virtuous. By doing so, they mock everything God values without ever directly attacking Him.

Lord, show me where my applause has gone. Reveal the places I've quietly celebrated what You mourn, and where I've pushed You to the edges of my admiration. Reorder what I love and who I bless, so that my approval points back to You. Amen.

There's a particular kind of courage — or maybe it's blindness — in a person who doesn't just do wrong privately but turns it into a value system. The psalmist noticed something we still see today: greed rarely stays quiet. It gets a podcast, a mentor, a LinkedIn post. It gets celebrated at dinner tables and held up as ambition in boardrooms. The wicked man in Psalm 10 doesn't just take — he endorses. And in blessing the greedy, he reviles God without ever saying His name. Here's the uncomfortable mirror this verse holds up: What do you applaud? Who gets your admiration? The people we quietly celebrate — the ones we follow, forward, and recommend — reveal a theology we may never say out loud. You don't have to attack faith to push God to the margins. You can do it just by giving your loudest approval to the things He mourns. Take a moment and ask honestly: whose values am I amplifying, and whose am I crowding out?