Julie
Today's reading was about Solomon's accomplishments and the things that he did that his father had commanded. I didn't notice anything that stood out today.
This psalm seems to be looking forward to the day that God judges those across the world that are doing wrong.
Michelle
What stood out to me was regarding Solomon's wife, the daughter of Pharaoh, in which he moved her away from God's temple. It's interesting because the devotional also speaks of this section. It talks about if you live with an unbelieving husband or are surrounded by those that do not believe in God as you do. Solomon recognized that God's holiness must take precedence over his wife's comfort, so he moved her and her household away from God's holy place. It does question if she knew why she was being moved and if she resented it but it doesn't say anything about it in the reading. It says we later find out that Solomon's heart was divided by the gods of his many wives and that he couldn't or didn't keep his heart from being corrupted. Which leads me to believe that the wife may have been resentful. It says to keep yourself faithful to God and in doing so those around you may be won over not with words but by your behavior. And rest that you are in God's hands.
I can see your interpretation in this psalm and agree. It feels like they await God judging those that are wicked or wronging the writer in some way.
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