12-13) of his enemy. (1) We are all armchair theologians who have not walked in the shoes of the psalmist. 18:19-23; cf. Voices from my foundation saying my marriage, career, business, children, family, etc., Will not know peace, are you my God? The Lord WILL execute justice as we stand on His Word. In the name of Jesus, I deliver myself from the cage of oppression and suffering that has been used to increase my suffering. Ephesians 6:10-12ff.) Psalm 2: 10-12 CEV: Be . Davids petition may seem harsh to us, but it is no more severe than what God taught and what He personally practiced in dealing with the wicked. If you have any questions or topics you would like me to address please use the comments section or email me at donald@donjake-strategicadviser.com, Over the years in my teaching on prayer I have emphasized is that we should be open with God when we pray and tell Him how we really feel. Faith That Overcomes They say, Get an evil person to turn against him. 12ff., 20ff. Kirkpatrick, The Book of Psalms, p. 655. While he is not entirely free from sin, he is right with God by His grace, and he is righteous with regard to the charges of his opponents. David further prays for the financial ruin (vv. Rom. Psalm 37 - When Our Hearts Need a New Focus. Verse Concepts. Voice from my foundation asking for my blood, drink the blood of Jesus and perish, in the name of Jesus. It would be interesting to check the responsive readings included in modern hymnals or books of worship, to see the degree to which the Psalms have been edited for Christian worship.185. Advent But by Your strength and your power, I am saved, and I am an over-comer. There are numerous imprecations in the New Testament also, such as that of the saints who were slain for their righteousness: And when He broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained; and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, wilt Thou refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth? (Rev. The psalmist who prayed for Gods justice for his enemies also petitioned God for His mercy and lovingkindness. Ps. David asks that a wicked man be set over his foe and that an adversary accuse him (v. 6). Foundational voices saying the problems that troubled my ancestors will trouble me, die in the name of Jesus. 7. 26 Help me, O LORD my God; Save me according to Thy lovingkindness. Happy is the one who takes your babies and smashes them against the rocks! December 2018 69:7-9). In . Wicked voices assigned to advise me to commit suicide, die right now in the name of Jesus. When he had the chance to kill Saul, he cut off a piece of his robe instead (1 Sam. The problem we face in Psalm 109 is one that is far broader than just one passage, or even one book of the Bible. 2) Father, I ask You to protect my family, friends, and loved ones from all forms of evil. For they speak against Thee wickedly, and Thine enemies take Thy name in vain. 5) Pray that developing plans for terrorism and violence will be thwarted and unsuccessful. Matthew 2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men, Haman a very wicked man decided in his wicked mind to destroy a whole nation just because Mordecai, a Jew refused to bow down to him. David appeals to God, the object of his praise and adoration, to come to his rescue and to punish his wicked opponents. God to raise up political leaders on every continent who will stand against corruption. Warfare Prayer Points For Your Work And Business. While these are pleas for vengeance, justice, and equity the one praying doesnt then go out and carry it out themselves. For all who govern in the church and in the world, that Christ may send the Spirit of Truth into their hearts, to strengthen in virtue any who falter in the right path, to convict the conscience of any. 25 I also have become a reproach to them; When they see me, they wag their head. May 2017 Zec. 1:20) as he did the man living with his fathers wife (1 Cor. Sorry, but #1 could be perceived as extremely partisan and judgemental especially at times when a country or people are divided. 13 Let his posterity be cut off; In a following generation let their name be blotted out. They can be the activities of family witches and wizards or strongmen and women. Five hundred years ago, with a candour that might surprise us, Cardinal Cajetan asked how the members of the church might lawfully go about removing a hypothetically wicked pope (the pope at the time was Julius II, il papa terribile; his predecessor was a Borgia and his successor a Medici). In addition this psalm will be used to address the broader subject of imprecatory prayers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Dear Father, I seek Your protection from the wickedness of the evil one. Diversity For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the righteous. They have surrounded the psalmist with words (v. 3) and have accused him of wrongdoing (v.4). We may well wonder that it propagates at all.199. Oh Lord, expose every works of the wicked and put them to shame and public reproach in Jesus name. Sin is worse that we thought. Micah 7:3. This is expressed in a variety of poetic terms. Remember how I stood before Thee to speak good on their behalf, so as to turn away Thy wrath from them. 1 For the choir director. The details of Davids imprecation and its doctrinal basis will be the primary aim of our study of these verses. This is a year where God will break His silence to deal with evil and wickedness. Jezebel was the wife of a king in the Bible named Ahab, Jezebel exhibited her wickedness by strategically planning and carrying out the execution of a man named Naboth of a city Jezreel. Wars are waged to fight against leaders of evil nations . 188 Even in verse 16 it would seem that the afflicted and needy man is really the psalmist himself. If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the offense. January 2016 Its all thats needed. May his family name be blotted out in a single generation. Prayers to disgrace the enemies . My God, the plans and decisions of the wicked will never prevail against me in Jesus name. Matt. Evil voices pronouncing my death and misery, die in the name of Jesus. 19 Let it be to him as a garment with which he covers himself, And for a belt with which he constantly girds himself. They seem to leave a blank, as it were, for the insertion of your own personal name. Bernhard W. Anderson, Out of the Depths, p. 60. Satanic temple mentioning my name and decreeing evil into my life, I scatter you by the thunder of God in the name of Jesus Christ. 10. 18:17-20) so that he may be severely chastened, with the goal of his repentance and restoration (cf. Lord God, you are the Builder of all things. 5:5; 2 Cor. God's Will Versus My Will I am the head, never the tail, above never beneath. In verses 14-20 David continues to seek the punishment of his foes, but his petition is based upon a slightly different argument. God's Will 6:9-10). My Father, remove by forces all wicked forces of my life in Jesus name. 62-65; 305-306; 541-544. November 2017 1ff.). This lesson is intended to accomplish two purposes. For instance, the New Testament has much to say about judgment, justice and condemnation. He asks simply that God return on the wicked what they meted out to others, and what they therefore deserve. To be soft on sin is to give it a greenhouse in which to grow. There are 18 verses in this psalm, and 11 of them are given to a sustained description of the character and activities of the wicked: v2 In arrogance, the wicked hotly pursue the poor; v3 For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul. Lord, hear my prayer against their wicked plans and cancel their plans against me. November 2015 Black Berry Pin: 286431e3. If Saul were the enemy in mind, the punishment would simply be to receive in return what he had meted out to David. 28 Let them curse, but do Thou bless; When they arise, they shall be ashamed, But Thy servant shall be glad. Blog Staff and Editorial Advisory Committee, if it is necessary for the Churchs well-being that such a pope should be removed [] without doubt prayer would remove him, From the Wires: U.S. Catholic Priests Are Increasingly Conservative as Faithful Grow More Liberal, Yale Organ Week: Now Accepting Applications, The North American Academy of Liturgy, 2023, New Open-Access, Ecumenical Journal Powered by the University of Vienna, Is the Eucharistic Revival a Liturgical Revival (Part 2), What Did Jesus Know? God placed upon His Son the punishment which David petitioned God to bring upon his enemies. It is only those who resist and reject Gods solution who suffer His temporal and eternal wrath. The nature of the sin of the wicked against David is especially informative. Uncategorized; Tags . October 2015 June 13, 2014 Priscilla Van Sutphin. As long as we retain in Christian worship material which breathes a spirit of aggression, self-assertion and vengeance, we are contradicting our faith. My God, let their be disaster and calamities in the territory of the wicked forces working against me in Jesus name. However We Are Not Prohibited From Praying For The Removal Of Wicked Leaders. 109:5; cf. Repeat simple prayer points against evil plans audibly or in your mind when you sense the enemies at work. Gods blessing in Davids life will give him honor and make him glad, but it will reveal that the wicked have covered themselves with shame for their treatment of him (v. 29). Others like Cross have questioned the value of such psalms for public worship: We question the worth for Christian worship of such Psalms as express a spirit of vindictiveness. Acts 1:20). Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. In verses 1-5 his enemies are described as a group, but in verse 6 and following the punishment for which David prays is viewed as occurring individually. Cajetan is confident that if it is necessary for the Churchs well-being that such a pope should be removed [] without doubt prayer would remove him.. 287-288. Ezekiel 22:27 - Nations flourish and celebrate when they have just leaders. 2 For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. He will praise God for His deliverance in the midst of the congregation (v. 30). We pray that our government leaders will establish domestic peace and prevent evil doers from prospering as it says in your Word, "A wise king winnows out the wicked." (Proverbs 20:26 NIV) "Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness." (Provers 16:12 NIV) "Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a . 5:9). I ask you to watch over me again as you do always and stop the evil deeds of others from going further. 29. Apostle Paul knew the activities of the wicked against the people of God hence he shed light through this bible scriptures. Count his prayers as sins. In the name of Jesus, I silence foundational evil voice speaking against my destiny. You will remember that God is not without anger, but rather slow to anger (cf. Some of the most frequently used are: (1) David didnt write Psalm 109. Conversely, the Old Testament teaches us to love our neighbor and not to seek vengeance. Ps. When Jesus taught the Sermon on the Mount he was not teaching a new law, but was reiterating what the law had always taught. That said, I would dissent from the wordiness of these prayers. The merciless should receive no mercy (Prov. Pray first of all thanking God for calling and equipping them by His Spirit and power to lead His people, in Jesus name. In the name of Jesus, I nullify all incantations made to disrupt my life and destiny. Then if he or she wont accept the churchs decision, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector. 11. Davids imprecations in verses 6-13, including the suffering of his enemys family, are based upon biblical principles and promises.194. Evil smell is a satanic virus that contaminate the destiny of people. Can you imagine coming together to worship and singing a psalm like Psalm 109? 2. 192 After surveying the possibilities for identifying the enemies referred to in the imprecatory psalms, Anderson has some excellent concluding remarks: None of these interpretations is completely satisfactory. If he has sinned, David asks God to deal with him accordingly: O Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is injustice in my hands, if I have rewarded evil to my friend, or have plundered him who without cause was my adversary, let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it; and let him trample my life down to the ground, and lay my glory in the dust (Ps. 10-11) and the family extinction (vv. My children, wife, husbands, etc., are all protected from wicked foundational voices in the name of Jesus. (7) The prayers of Psalm 109 and other imprecatory psalms were correct for a saint who lived in the dispensation of the Law, but are not appropriate for those living in the Age of Grace: whilst we need not suppose that the indignation which burns so hotly is other than a righteous indignation, yet that we are to regard it as permitted under the Old Testament rather than justifiable under the New. Wind of destruction, destroy and blow away every evil words spoken against me by foundational voices in the name of Jesus. January 2017 They accuse him, but he prays (for them, it would seem, v. 4).186 The underlying assumption is that David is suffering, not for his sin, but for righteousness sake: Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach; dishonor has covered my face. They are not to be compared with the self-complacency of the Pharisee, who prides himself on his superiority to the rest of the world, but with St Pauls assertions of conscious rectitude (Acts xx. Not only did David ask justice for his foes, he now asks mercy for himself. Remember, the psalm was written for public worship. My Father, let the plans of the wicked for me be aborted in Jesus name. Incidentally, the Israelites did not seem to think Gods principles and promises were unreasonable when it came to national blessings, nor when the curses were directed toward their enemies. 1. Let his children wander about and beg; and let them seek sustenance far from their ruined homes (vv. I n 1384 John Wycliffe wrote, "The Bible is for the Government of the People, by the People, and for the People" in . Judgment of God, visit invisible enemies who use their voices to torment my life, in the name of Jesus. May 2015 . Others like Psalm 91 are comforting. Woe to those who enact evil statutesAnd to those who constantly record unjust decisions. The specific petition to God concerning the Leaders (vs. 6-. Surely there is nothing in such an explanation which in the smallest degree impugns the Divine authority of the earlier Scriptures. Therefore we respond by going easy on others, hoping our laxity will make things easier on us. Please purify me, mold me, fill me with you. Remove impurities from the silver and the silversmith can craft a fine chalice; Remove the wicked from leadership and authority will be credible and God-honoring. The problem we face in Psalm 109 is not restricted to this psalm, however. This blog is not associated with Pray Tell: An open forum on faith in South Texas. May the LORD never forget the sins of his fathers; may his mothers sins never be erased from the record. December 2020 I entreat you to want it as well. We want to think that God hates the sin, but He loves the sinner. 197 Kittel, as quoted by Leupold, p. 763. 38:18). Oh Lord, enter into the territory of the wicked and destroy all they have gathered to carry out their evil plots in Jesus name. March 2016 Biggest Christian Prayer and Bible Website, In a family where ancestors worshipped different idols and made promises to those idols, children from the lineage of those ancestors can grow up to face loud, wicked foundational voices and problems. a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong. 23 I am passing like a shadow when it lengthens; I am shaken off like the locust. (David is not praying that these terrible things will happen to his enemies, only prophesying that they will be punished for their wickedness.) Matt. No need to offer specifics in public prayer. At first blush you think how can a God who is love do the kinds of things the writers are asking Him to do? Who is wise? To be hard on sin is to hinder its growth, not only in the lives of others but in our own as well. God in His mighty power intervened in the situation and cause the evil plots of Haman to backfire on him. Either the psalmist is self-deceived, a hypocrite or a liar. We can pray for mercy on these leaders who oppose God, but we can also stand on God's Word against the spiritual rulers in high places. February 2017 July 2021 let the wicked reap the bitter fruit of their evil works. Let all who would accuse David stand accused before God (v. 20). Yet they committed the wicked to God to deal with according to His word, in His time and in His own way. The arrogant cannot stand. Prayer in Honor of Saint Benedict. In Zechariah 3:1 he is seen standing at the right hand of the man on trial, as the accuser does here Kidner, Psalms 73-150, pp. 5:38-42). 9 Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow. For they cannot rest until they do evil; they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble. Ezekiel 34:1-8 ESV / 283 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. Protect me from the deception of the enemy, O Lord, and deliver me from his malicious designs. Give ear, Lord, and hear; open your eyes, Lord and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to ridicule the living God. Let every evil device against me be disappointed in Jesus' name. Father, save the world from all powers of the wicked in Jesus name. 8. But may they be overthrown before Thee; deal with them in the time of Thine anger! Satanic foundational voices calling my name in the coven every night, run mad and die now in the name of Jesus. Imprecations, as we shall later point out, are also to be found in the New Testament. How might the public words of the liturgy address and even shape this issue? The Response to Justice (58:10-11) A. 11 Let the creditor seize all that he has; And let strangers plunder the product of his labor. Prayer is a sure and steady weapon for times like these, and there's no surer guide for prayer than the Psalms. In today's article, we shall be engaging in warfare prayers against church attacks. B. Pray for God to remove corrupt leaders (58:7-9). First, God is a God who is characterized by lovingkindness (vv. Let the healing power of the Holy Spirit, overshadow me. I have become estranged from my brothers, and an alien to my mothers sons. My Father, Let the plans of the wicked backfire upon them in Jesus name. The upright see it, and are glad; but all unrighteousness shuts its mouth. This is not the solution to our problem. B. (2) Those against whom imprecations are effective are those who are truly wicked, those who are not just our enemies, but Gods enemies. Verse Concepts. 28), His conduct (e.g., in the destruction of Korah and his entire family, Num. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back. Deut. I have looked through the missal and found no examples of prayers for the removal of leaders of Church or state. For N, and for those who accompany her today seems quite enough. You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with . 137:7-9). For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. 18 But he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, And it entered into his body like water, And like oil into his bones. He has done good to his enemies, which they have repaid with evil. Behind the scenes they were engaged in harmful activity. (NASB). I pray that You will break the power of these evil people over my life, and I ask that You would protect me from their attacks on my life. Wicked voices causing raging storms in my family, stop now in the name of Jesus. 12:17-21), he uses an Old Testament passage from the Book of Deuteronomy as his proof-text (Rom. August 2015 In addition, it warns that the consequences for sin fall on the house of the wicked, not just the individual. Then the kings wrath subsided. My Father, let all the works and efforts of the wicked against me turn into ashes in Jesus name. Verses 26-29 appeal to God for help on the basis of Gods lovingkindness (v.26) and the fact that the deliverance of David will prove that Gods hand is on him to bless him, not to punish him (vv. Lord. When the righteous increase, the people rejoice. January 2020 Ps. Wicked voices from my foundation, telling my heavens to remain closed, I put you in everlasting bondage now in the name of Jesus. (10) The church discipline of the New Testament is not really that different from the imprecatory psalms of the Old Testament. The corrupt will be convinced (58:11). 49. Level it to the ground!. The reminder us that sin always brings destruction and death, that sin always against God, and that it is often the innocent who suffer because of sin. David may have prayed fiercely, but his actions were absolutely gracious and kind. 24 My knees are weak from fasting; And my flesh has grown lean, without fatness. All They breathe the spirit of simple faith and childlike trust, which throws itself unreservedly on God. 6:17,21). I believe that in Davids case his enemies were Gods enemies whom God hated (cf. May we not quickly disregard the stern warning of this psalm. This freed David from personal vengeance, enabling him to love his enemies (cf. .. Now, Lord our God, deliver us from His hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone, Lord, are God." (2 Kings 18:9 up to chapter 19, see his prayer . 27, 31-33). Let us learn from the severity of the Davids imprecations the intensity and the cruelty of his adversaries. Do what is right, and they will honor you. They are Gods servants, sent for the very purpose of punishing those who do what is wrong. Ephesians 6:2 "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darknes of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Nancy Pelosi ( Charisma News archives) In the early 70s, Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew occupied the White House as president and vice president. A very difficult text from Judges 19 which I preached several years ago describes the gruesome account of the attempted homosexual rape of a Levite, the brutal rape of his concubine, and the dismembering of her body into twelve pieces, which were sent to the twelve tribes of Israel by her husband. The death of Davids foe would make his wife a widow and his children orphans (v. 9). 25-32; Leupold, Psalms, pp. 187 In the introduction to his commentary on the Psalms, Kirkpatrick addresses the subject of the innocence of the psalmists: Some of these utterances are no more than asseverations that the speaker is innocent of particular crimes laid to his charge by his enemies (vii. 193. . 5:10) and the unsaved (Rev. If Satan produces in us the fear of death, we should seek God's help to remind us of the certainty of our hope of eternal life. Wicked voices from your foundation can be as a result of the sins of your parents. Wicked voices from ones foundation can be the fault of ancestors. Herod was a ruler in Bethlehem during the birth of Jesus, hearing about the birth of Jesus Christ he devised wicked plans to kill Jesus but his plans failed. After all, the sins of the fathers are visited on the children who hate God (Deut. July 2017 If you afflict him at all, and if he does cry out to Me, I will surely hear his cry; and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless (Exod. May 2018 The days of his enemy should be few. I pray your hedge of protection around __________. Here's what I found. Put an end to his evil-making against your image bearers and Jesus' church, in Ukraine and Russia. David requested retribution for his enemies.195 Retribution is simply getting what you give. 1). Prayer Against Wicked Leaders. 69:27-28). 2:30-32). May 2021 Lord, uproot and bulldoze the powers of the wicked from my destiny in Jesus name. Pray against Evil. also Deut. Perowne, II, pp. 195 Derek Kidner says of verses 17-20: The terrible logic of judgment, whereby what a man chooses he ultimately and totally receives, and indeed absorbs and is enfolded in, is expressed nowhere else with quite this vivid intensity. Kidner, Psalms 73-150, p. 390. Strongmen and women standing against me and my open doors, fall down and die in the name of Jesus. This is why it is said, Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light.. It is true, I suspect, that Perowne is correct when he writes, In the awfulness of its anathemas, the Psalm [109] surpasses everything of the kind in the Old Testament.196 Because of its fierceness, some scholars such as Kittel have gone so far as to speak of this psalm as containing utterly repulsive maledictions inspired by the wildest form of vengeance, which make this one of the most questionable hymns of cursing.197 Kittel therefore ascribes all of the psalm to carnal passion that is utterly inexcusable.198. Who will protect me from the wicked? I come to Your refuge with joy for You shelter me against the attack of the devil. No one who places his trust in the solution to sinthe Savior, Jesus Christneed suffer the consequences of sin. Please don't let evil destroy and triumph over my life. November 2016 E219: A Prayer Against Wicked Leaders (Live From Cigars & Sermons) Psalms of War: Prayers That Literally Kick Ass is a collection, from the book of Psalms, regarding how David rolled in prayer. 12 Let there be none to extend lovingkindness to him, Nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children. May they be blotted out of the book of life, and may they not be recorded with the righteous (Ps. O Lord, empower my prayer altar by fire. 17 He also loved cursing, so it came to him; And he did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him. Its not a time to incarnate the news cycle (or social media cycle nowadays) to register our concern on the Change.god petition board. Release fire into the gathering of my detractors in Jesus' name. (5) The psalmist claims to be spiritual in his petition that God take vengeance on his enemies. There is a change in the reference to Davids enemies in the plural (vv. O LORD, remember what the Edomites did on the day the armies of Babylon captured Jerusalem. 8 Let his days be few; Let another take his office. 8. Stream E219: A Prayer Against Wicked Leaders (Live From Cigars & Sermons) by The Doug Giles Podcast on desktop and mobile. 9:13in some sense, at least, God hated Esau). 190 Perowne refers his readers to an article by Rev. Kittel, above, fn. When the psalmist prayed as he did in Psalm 109, he admitted his feelings and his desires (which were in accordance with Gods character and His covenant with men). Even the wicked should be regarded as objects of redemptive search. How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones against the rock (Ps. Dear God, we praise and thank You for Who You are: The Creator and Master of the Universe, and our Father who loves us and has sent Your Son Jesus to save us from our sins. Give us rest from evil taskmasters and against evil princes that oppress Your people. Please save me from my enemies and their evil ways. Many of our leaders and judges now hearken to the voice of the ungodly rather than the Word of God. Oh God, let the mercy upon the wicked expire and let them run out of grace in Jesus name. 33. I dont ask for the loved ones to let go or have a come-to-Jesus moment.
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