Pray this prayer of defence against gods enemies and ours thats why it was written view thread reply report. It is possible, as tholuck thinks, that in some of the utterances in what are called the vindictive psalms, especially the imprecations in ps 109. The outrage expressed in passages in these psalms are examples of times david seemed to be fed up with his enemies. Read psalms 109 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. When men reject the salvation of christ, even their prayers. When sentence is given upon him, let him be condemned, and let his prayer be turned into sin psalm. Psalm 109 old testament free english audio bibel psalms kjv king james version the holy bible good news psalms autoplaylist. Study the bible online using commentary on psalms 109 and more.
Psalm 109 reflects a common problem which we have all experienced. Psalm 109 is very troubling to most because it is perhaps the strongest imprecatory 183 psalm in the psalter. Other psalms contain similar prayers for the punishment of evildoers. Introduction this psalm has been a challenge to many christians for centuries. The enemy will keep on attacking until we put an embargo to all of their assignments. You probably have not heard any sermons based on these verses because psalm 109 is one of the halfdozen called the imprecatory psalms 2 imprecatory means curse. This psalm of david was written in a time when david was facing great persecution. Other psalms of imprecation include psalms 35 and 69. In the later part of his life, it was his sons, two of which plotted his overthrow. Read these great prayers and make them part of your time with god.
Psalms 109 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. The holy bible book 19 psalms kjv dramatized audio duration. Of course the psalmist means, that in the face of all the taunts and reproaches of his maligners, he simply and naturally has. Psalm 109 kjv hold not thy peace, o god of my praise. Heavenly father, there are times when the difficulties and dangers in my life seem to be very similar to the things that david went through when he called on you to judge his enemies and cover his accusers. May they be blotted out of the book of life, and may they not be recorded with the righteous ps. In return for my friendship they accuse me, but i am a man of prayer. You say an imprecation when you ask god for something bad to happen to your enemies. Looking at davids life, he had many occasions when he was surrounded by those who hated him. Psalms 109 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. He also provided other individual psalms such as 129 for prayer in his devotional books. My god, whom i praise, do not remain silent, for people who are wicked and deceitful have opened their mouths against me.
In its final edition, the psalter contained 150 psalms. In the greek septuagint version of the bible, and in the latin vulgate, this psalm is psalm 108 in a slightly different numbering system. On this the septuagint the prechristian greek translation of the ot and hebrew texts agree, though they arrive at this number differently. The psalm describes the reactions of a man who has been unjustly accused, wrongly treated. Home fathers of the church expositions on the psalms augustine psalm 109. He prays for his own safety and salvation, using many arguments to induce god to have mercy upon him, psalm 109. He also provided other individual psalms such as 129 for prayer in his.
It is an imprecatory psalm, and of the most bracing variety. For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful have opened against me. Psalm 109 listen to kjv audio bible online bible study tools. Psalms 109, new international version niv the bible app. One need only read it to be troubled about this psalm. Rather unique for a psalm of lament, psalm 109 is bookended with acclamations of praise to the lord verses one and thirty, thereby showing the confidence that david has that his. Text from the book of common prayer, the rights in which are vested in the crown, is reproduced by permission of the crowns patentee, cambridge university press. The title of this psalm, to the chief musician, a psalm. The book of psalms, the holy bible, complete audiobook. He pours out his fury to god, not intending for his father to act on the ills he calls for. Psalm 109 new king james version nkjv plea for judgment of false accusers to the chief musician. My god, whom i praise,do not remain silent, for people who are wicked and deceitfulhave opened their mouths against me. The septuagint has an extra psalm at the end but not numbered separately as ps 151.
Psalm 109 prayers for vindication and vengeance prayer. There are soulstirring psalms which inspire us to worship and praise such as psalm 103. Plea for judgment of false accusers to the chief musician. In the first five verses, david describes his enemy as being a liar, they used words of. Psalms 109 reference the bible the king james version psalms 109 the psalms 108. In the emotional perspective of the psalm, there are only two types of people. Some prayers can attack the powerbase of the enemy, and one of such prayer is psalm 109. The audio book of psalms is an unexpected gift to my spirit. The book of psalms, psalm 109 nkjv audio bible plus text. The problem we face in psalm 109 is not restricted to this psalm, however.
Father, from today allow satan to touch the destinies of every adversary of my destiny as you allowed satan to touch the life of job in jesus name. As in psalm 109 pray today that god will give you the strength to live this day praising god among all people, because, as a true believer in christ, god will stand for you. God stands for us, as he did for david, and saves us from the hands of our enemies. Father, from today, close the heavens against every prayer. The new oxford annotated bible titles this psalm prayer for deliverance from enemies, as one of the imprecatory psalms against deceitful foes. Psalms 109 nkjv plea for judgment of false accusers. Psalm 109 does pertain to praying for the punishment of the wicked and is completely biblical, regardless of your relationship or feelings aboutwith that wicked person. Today, we shall be engaging in psalm 109 prayer for vindication and vengeance. In return for my love they are my accusers, but i give. Do thou add iniquity to their iniquity, and may they not come into thy righteousness. For a concise expression of the same kind as i prayer, see psalm 120. Sleep on this peaceful guided christian meditation of a reading of the book of psalms from the king james version kjv of the bible. Psalms 109, new king james version nkjv the bible app.