O that my people would heed me,
that Israel would walk in my ways!
At once I would subdue their foes,
turn my hand against their enemies.
(from Psalm 81)
What relevance does reciting this passage of the Psalms have in present days? It is because the same enemies of Israel still exist today. The Egyptians and the Canaans in the Old Testament represent the life according to flesh. Even this day, my concupiscence lurks ever anew. Only when I heed the Lord, he will give grace against my enemy.
