Psalms 97:10
“You who love Yahweh, hate evil. He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.”
What does Psalms 97:10 mean?
Loving God and rejecting evil go hand in hand, according to this psalm. When we genuinely care about God and what matters to him, we naturally turn away from what harms and corrupts. The psalmist then offers comfort: those who belong to God are not abandoned in their struggles. God actively protects and rescues his people from the grip of those who mean them harm, whether that's through literal danger or the oppressive weight of wickedness around them. It's a reminder that choosing goodness isn't futile or powerless, even when evil seems strong, because God himself stands guard over those who are his.