Psalm 11 : A spinning top that can no longer stand

In this crumbling courtyard where the foundation has fallen like a pile of stones, what good is righteousness? (Psalm 11:3)

David believed that he was acting according to God's will by pursuing righteousness. However, his enemies argued that since the foundation of righteousness was crumbling, what was the point of David's judgment and decisions in a situation where even God seemed to be faltering? This led to a crisis of God's dwelling place and existence. Of course, David believed that God favored good over evil, but he did not believe that God resided solely in goodness. His God existed beyond the distinction between good and evil. If we were to represent the place where he believed God resided in spatial terms, it would be the heavenly throne, or the highest heaven. That is why his enemies' advice to flee to the mountains could not persuade David, because God was beyond even the highest mountain. David's God existed beyond time, in the beginning and the end, or in eternity.

Although good and evil occur within the time frame of the beginning and the end, evil walks its path without hesitation, while good must constantly prove itself with every step. Thus, the path of righteousness demands much from those who walk it, making it uncomfortable and constricting like a narrow path to a prison cell. Those who choose to stand on the side of righteousness must constantly demonstrate their ability to continue. To keep the spinning top standing upright, one must keep striking one's own body with the whip-like top handle. When the spinning top finally reaches the point where it can no longer stand, it finds itself at the door of salvation.

God, when I can no longer hold on and fall, open the door to your salvation. Amen.