Johnson: My Favorite Bible Verse Is That One About God Killing The “Evil” Enemies Of The “Righteous”

November 1, 2023 Christianists, Republicans

The Christian Post reports:

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., revealed in a recent interview that his favorite part of the Bible is a psalm. “I love Psalm 37,” Johnson told The Daily Signal on Tuesday. “I would call that my life’s passage. The whole psalm. It’s great, and it’s so applicable to these times.”

Johnson, a member of Cypress Baptist Church in Benton, Louisiana, said that earlier that morning, he went into the congressional chapel and opened the large Bible on the altar to his favorite passage. “I opened it to Psalm 37 and rested there because I’ve just found great solace in that,” he said.

Famous biblical commentator Matthew Henry described Psalm 37 as “an exposition of some of the hardest chapters in the book of Providence, the advancement of the wicked and the disgrace of the righteous.”

Here’s how Psalm 37 begins:



Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.

Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Commit your way to the Lord;  trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.

Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret —it leads only to evil. For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.

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