Vatican City, Nov 25, 2003 / 22:00 pm
Commenting on Psalm 109, “The Messiah, king and priest,” during Wednesday’s general audience, Pope John Paul II reminded Christians that the clash between good and evil continues in history.
Speaking about the Psalm that is read every Sunday during vespers, the Pontiff said that in its first part there is an “oracle by God directed to the sovereign of Jerusalem whom the psalmist calls ‘my Lord.’ The oracle proclaims the enthronement of the descendent of David ‘at the right hand’ of God.”
“In the distance,” he continued, “hostile forces are seen, which are nevertheless offset by a victorious conquest.” There is a “general contrast between the project of God who operates through His chosen people, and the plans of those who would like to affirm their hostile and abusive power.”
“Therefore,” he added, “there is the eternal clash between good and evil which occurs in the events of history, through which God manifests Himself and speaks to us.”