The declaration that God will hear and humble them because they have no fear of God articulates that the fundamental problem with the enemies is their lack of reverence for God, their refusal to acknowledge divine rule. The lack of fear (reverence) toward God leads necessarily to the maltreatment of God's people; the rejection of God enables the rejection of the righteous. The humbling of such enemies is presented as an inevitable consequence of their rebellion against God: they sow disrespect for the divine and reap humiliation. This verse connects the enemies' treatment of the psalmist to their fundamental alienation from God.

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