![]() I can be assured that when I face my greatest trials, when I am slandered by others and repaid hatred for love, God will be by my side to deliver me. David concludes his prayer for deliverance and judgment by standing among the worshipers, filled with praise for the Lord. He stands beside the needy, ready to defend them when they are on trial (v. David said clearly of his enemies in this psalm, they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love (v. They must know that the deliverance of God’s “servant” is the Lord’s doing and that their judgment is also His work! Enthusiastically and loudly, the psalmist promises to extol the name of the Lord among the multitude (v. But, at the end of the day, he trusted and vowed to continue praising God. Wicked people and liars have spoken against me they have told lies about me. The good will be David’s but the glory will be God’s (vv. The psalmist David was very angry with his enemies when he wrote Psalm 109. A Prayer Against an Enemy - For the director of music. Reciting these verses in effect becomes a means of protection against enemies attacks. In other words, David wanted his deliverance to come in such a way that ungodly men will be forced to see the good hand of God upon him. 20 are a prayer to God to discipline the wicked. He wanted this victory, not so much that he might triumph over his foes, but that he might have proof that his God was a God of character, to be trusted even in the most desperate times. He has resolved that it doesn’t matter if men curse him so long as God blesses him. In Psalms 109:16-20 the grounds of the wished for destruction are laid in the sinner’s perverted choice, and the automatic action of sin working its own punishment is vividly set forth. ![]() 26-27) and that he might rejoice when they were put to shame and disgrace (vv. In Psalms 109:6-15 we have imprecations pure and simple, and it is noteworthy that so large a part of these verses refers to the family of the evildoer. David knew that victory had to come from God.ĭavid’s prayer for help was based on his desire that the wicked would understand that the Lord would vindicate him (vv. 1 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. Absalom had the bulk of the nation following him, the armed forces supporting him and the cleverest men in the kingdom as his counselors. It seems that this may have been written in the early days of Absalom’s rebellion. ![]() He is frail and feeble and has headed for the hills with his life in danger. Scripture Reading: Psalm 109 Confession 1: Jeremiah 20:11 But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten. He reminds the Lord of his sorrow, his sickness, and his scorners. David turned to his Lord for help and deliverance because he was in great need (vv.
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