When discussing the concept of perishing, it is generally in the context of unbelievers. The Psalms contain many pronouncements of curses upon the wicked, because they have set up idols. Here, the Prophet is pronouncing a curse upon the priest. This shows that a man who is lacking in the knowledge of God will attempt to redefine and explain away the existence of God. The Prophets were men who received special revelation from God and pronounced the coming judgement upon Israel.The knowledge of God cannot be understood by the unenlightened man.  it must be implanted by God. Divine knowledge comes through God's creation to recreation, or vice versa. The unenlightened man does not acknowledge God as his creator. He has no desire to seek after God.When a man is saved, he is essentially reborn. He gains knowledge in the same way that a plant grows from a seed - through being fed and nurtured. The natural man does not have the seed of God implanted within him. The process of implantation is how we determine what a man desires.The natural man is one who has not been exposed to or had the opportunity to receive the word of God, and as a result, is in a state of spiritual peril. They are like the chaff that is blown away by the wind, or like plants that wither and die. We describe the natural man as having no desire for God.What does the average person think in their heart? They say there is no God. Not only is the average person at odds with God, but they don't even acknowledge God's existence. They seek to establish themselves as a god. The most dangerous position in this world is for someone to not know that God is watching. People by nature will not acknowledge that God is in control. God has established His government on this earth through His word. Every word of God is a creative word.God cannot be thwarted in His plans. He will always establish His word because He is in control from His throne. His throne is the source of everything that He has decreed. No man can mock God and get away with it. He is the absolute judge at all times. He is absolutely just at all times. God has already fulfilled all the curses and established all of the blessing. A natural man believes that he can remove God from His throne. God establishes His rule by a continuous decree to upend all of the natural mans desires. In the end, the natural man's desires will come to nothing. He will perish in judgement.Gods justice refers to the line between blessing and cursing. There is no middle ground or gray area. We reach for that line because God has given us enough guidance and pronouncements so that we can be a part of His perfect recreation of good over evil. We do not have the ability to distinguish between good and evil on our own; we must seek to justify Gods ends. We have no right to question Gods pronouncements because He is always right in His judgement and always just in His blessings for His people.A person who has been newly saved understands a few key facts about salvation. Because this person understands a few key facts, he or she is declared to be just. The few facts that he or she understands are equal to understanding all the facts of salvation, because God implants His word in the spirit of all the words. God gives the new believer the Spirit of God.Even though the new believer is uninformed and naive, they are still looked upon by God as completely righteous. Once a man is implanted with God's word and Spirit, they cannot be a wild branch. They are given the desire to grow, and this desire is like the power that raised Christ from the dead. It cannot be thwarted.The prophet was pronouncing judgement not upon God's elect, but upon the nation of Israel as a whole.