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Verses 34–36 are further assertions of confidence by one who is a victim of evil.
A God of justice is obligated to redress evil.
The Lord’s power means that limits are enforced.
God as the source of good and bad echoes Job 2:10.
Suffering may be the result of sin (Deut.
28:15–68).
It is not, however, the only reason for suffering.
Still, ruthless honesty is necessary (v.
40).
Genuine repentance admits wrongdoing.
The book is instructive in grief processing.
First, a difficult situation is not denied or minimized.
The poet pours out his grief and faces the ugliness of a crushed city and ruined dreams.
Second, there is catharsis in explicitly stating the situation.
Not only is the grimness not denied, but it is detailed.
Sin is confessed.
Third, there is a wrestling over the assertion that God has brought on the disaster, and yet that comfort and help can only be in him.
The book is an illustration that in times of calamity one need not sink into despair.
Fourth, the poet seizes for consolation on what is known of God, his goodness and his faithfulness (3:20–23).
Fifth, in prayer the entire situation is rolled over on God himself.
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