Let those who would pray for the destruction of their enemies be as quick as David to have God search their own hearts and to deal with them in justice, just as they would have Him judge their enemies. esp. May 2016 The problem we face in Psalm 109 is one that is far broader than just one passage, or even one book of the Bible. A year of divine judgement against wicked and corrupt leaders. November 2015 (9) While the prayers of David are severe, his personal actions toward his enemies was gracious and kind. . (May God in His power cause all the evil plots of the wicked against us to backfire upon them in Jesus name). We come against all plots within our country - against our President or other leaders or against our people. Destroy it! they yelled. 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. 10-11) and the family extinction (vv. Davids petition is for Gods grace. 28:15-68). August 2017 Prayers of Restoration (Culled from the book - Prayer Rain) Message . 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. 4 15+ Spiritual Warfare Prayers to use as a prayer against evil. May the LORD never forget the sins of his fathers; may his mothers sins never be erased from the record. Likewise, those who are worthy of divine wrath are carefully defined. Voice from my foundation asking for my blood, drink the blood of Jesus and perish, in the name of Jesus. The Response to Justice (58:10-11) A. Lord, no evil weapons of the wicked targeted at me shall prosper in Jesus name. This is expressed in a variety of poetic terms. In the previous verses (6-20) David has made an imprecation against his enemies. Please save me from my enemies and their evil ways. First, the psalmist is committing the wicked to Gods judgment, not mans. David does not claim to be sinless here, but he is a worshipper whose heart is right before God.187 Often in the psalms David confesses his own sins: For I confess my iniquity; I am full of anxiety because of my sin (Ps. A brief word should be said about the identity of the wicked. God takes our words seriously, and so should we. 29. Davids imprecations in verses 6-13, including the suffering of his enemys family, are based upon biblical principles and promises.194. 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. 3:33). I bind and arrest every forces of the wicked assigned against me in Jesus name. 17:14) is also the One who receives his petitions. Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment. 33. (Rom. The psalmist does not talk boringly about the details of his personal situation (like the proverbial person who inflicts the story of his operation on his friends); he does not turn introspectively to his own inner life. 4.5 Prayer to keep evil person away. It is the word, incidentally, from which Satan derives his title and name, since he presses the case against the righteous with relish and with every artifice (cf. Suppose for a moment that Saul might have been the subject of Psalm 109. The Lord WILL execute justice as we stand on His Word. Our rulers create laws that legalize . Let those who oppress those under them taste what it is like to have an evil man over them. We are taught in Proverbs that a curse without basis has no effect: Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, so a curse without cause does not alight (Prov. I'm sure you must be wondering why this type of prayer. Verses 8 and 9 petition God to shorten the life of Davids enemy. and wait expectantly. 3:8-10), so the very severity with which the psalmist spoke may have shocked some of the wicked into facing the seriousness of their sin and turning them to repentance. 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. I personally believe that the final step of church discipline involves turning the sinner over to Satan (under Gods sovereign control, cf. 31. Because they have cursed David, they will be put to shame if God blesses him (v. 28). The basis for Davids petition is then given in verses 2-5. Confessional Prayer Against A wicked Boss. 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. We need to pray against strange attacks from the waters. 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. Bob was born and raised in a Christian home i More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. In Psalm 137 we find a cry of vengeance against the Babylonians: Remember, O Lord, against the sons of Edom the day of Jerusalem, who said, Raze it, raze it, to its very foundation. O daughter of Babylon, you devastated one, how blessed will be the one who repays you with the recompense with which you have repaid us. Examples of Davids enemies include Doeg the Edomite (Ps. Cp. Prayers Against the Wickedness Filling the Nation. Reflections on Torah are based on Rabbi Mordecai Silver's commentary from the early years of his ministry. 27, 31-33). Other Psalms contain similar prayers for the punishment of evildoers: Do Thou add iniquity to their iniquity, and may they not come into Thy righteousness. Wicked voices from your foundation can be as a result of the sins of your parents. We declare civil war in your camps and loose the Fear of the Lord to follow you everywhere! 26 Help me, O LORD my God; Save me according to Thy lovingkindness. 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. In religious terms an imprecation is a prayer for evil or misfortune to befall another. Ps. But if you are unsuccessful, take one or two others with you and go back again, so that everything you say may be confirmed by two or three witnesses. Prayer is a sure and steady weapon for times like these, and there's no surer guide for prayer than the Psalms. Even the wicked should be regarded as objects of redemptive search. If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the offense. The primary instrument of evil is the tongue of the wicked. This is what Mordecai and others throughout the kingdom were doing they put on sackcloth a sign of humility and ashes a sign of repentance and purification from sin and they wept and prayed. I wonder how many similar prayers are offered, from the rising of the sun to its setting, for a visitation of ill-health upon pope or president, prime minister or pastor? 184 J. J. Stewart Perowne, The Book of Psalms (Grand Rapids: Zondervan [reprint], 1976), I, p. 305. Matt. Esther 7:9-10 9 Now Harbonah, one of the eunuchs, said to the king, Look! O Lord, empower my prayer altar by fire. 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. In addition we must remember that all the psalms were recorded and preserved for public worship. 34:6; Num. 193 The singular (over him &c.), which now takes the place of the plural, may be collective, the Psalmists enemies being regarded as a whole; or distributive, each one of the mass being singled out: but more probably it fastens upon the leader of the gang (v. 2) upon whom rests the real guilt. Simple, short, and complete. I open the heavens of my freedom and prosperity in the name of Jesus. Amen. July 2021 Can you imagine coming together to worship and singing a psalm like Psalm 109? But He sets the needy securely on high away from affliction, and makes his families like a flock. Imprecations such as those found in Psalm 109 have caused some Christians to question the value of the imprecatory prayers of the Bible for New Testament believers: It is surely a debatable question as to whether the church should retain the whole Psalter in its worship, including these troublesome passages, or whether the Psalter should be censored at those points which seem to be inconsistent with Gods revelation in Jesus Christ. Strongmen and women standing against me and my open doors, fall down and die in the name of Jesus. 45 Prayers Against Wicked Voice From My Foundation. 1 Cor. Ruth's Journey 60-67) are excellent. In most churches there is some kind of written or understood list of sins which its members are forbidden to commit. Let every evil device against me be disappointed in Jesus' name. 194 Even in the New Testament the children of the wicked are said to suffer for the sins of their fathers, cf. 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. The merciless should receive no mercy (Prov. The God who is the object of his praise (v. 1; cf. 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. Lord, uproot and bulldoze the powers of the wicked from my destiny in Jesus name. 19:21). I pray your hedge of protection around __________. September 2020 (Psalm 91) May no weapon formed against it prosper. also 12:5; 18:27; 35:10; 69:33; 72:4). Wars are waged to fight against leaders of evil nations . Perowne, II, pp. May the LORD always remember these sins, and may his name disappear from human memory. Psalm 109:19-20, "Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually. July 2016 April 2016 (NASB). The details of Davids imprecation and its doctrinal basis will be the primary aim of our study of these verses. New American Standard Bible Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. May 2015 They breathe the spirit of simple faith and childlike trust, which throws itself unreservedly on God. The righteous will rejoice (58:10). May 2017 Protect me from devastating enemies' actions. Therefore the Old Testament believer would have been particularly eager to see God deal with the wicked in this life. March 2018 As Paul put it, let us consider the goodness and the severity of God (Rom. I beg you, my Lord, God, very Holy, by all your Holy Names, hear and answer my prayer. In this introductory section David makes two claims: (1) his innocence and (2) the iniquity of his enemies. Pray against Evil. I give glory to God for his victory over wicked evil voices pronouncing evil in my life. 14:18; Ps. "God, hear my voice. Rather than show his adversaries mercy, let God deal with them in the light of their own sins, as well as those of their fathers (vv. Well, of a truth, some attacks are launched against the church. (David is not praying that these terrible things will happen to his enemies, only prophesying that they will be punished for their wickedness.) When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan. Cursing was like a garment to the wicked (v. 18a), so let it become his only clothing (vv. This explains why the enemies in the individual laments are so faceless, and it also helps to account for the fact that these psalms are usable by many different people in times of trouble. Faith At Christmas I dont think it is as possible as we think to separate the sin from the sinner. for the sudden transition lv. Ezekiel 22:27 - Nations flourish and celebrate when they have just leaders. Oh Lord, enter into the territory of the wicked and destroy all they have gathered to carry out their evil plots in Jesus name. 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. 6:9-10). 38 views, 1 likes, 0 loves, 1 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Igreja Batista em Jardim Maggi: 26/02/2023 + NOSSAS REDES + - YOUTUBE:. Lou de Palingboer (Louwrens Voorthuijzen) [27] (1898-1968), a Dutch charismatic leader who claimed to be God as well as the Messiah from 1950 until his death in 1968. In the name of Jesus, cast down and demolish every wicked powers of my lineage. It takes serious deliverance to silence wicked voices from ones foundation. My God, the plans and decisions of the wicked will never prevail against me in Jesus name. 2:30-32). May his children wander as beggars and be driven from their ruined homes. Lord, with your broom of destruction, sweep away spiritual terrorists working against my manifestation in Jesus' name. February 2018 January 2015 107:39-43). (4) The psalms are not hastily scribbled personal vendettas, but carefully penned poetry. The spirit of Jesus spoke of forgiveness even upon those who did him to death. Ancient altars where wicked voices gather to harm me, be consumed by fire now in the name of Jesus. Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul.". Your email address will not be published. In this context and many others, their guilt is the offense of the tongue. For every wicked politician, leader, governor, authority, teacher, counselor or prince who is sowing injustice, we send destruction back onto you and your families in Jesus Name! 4, pp. Shut up and speak no more in the name of Jesus. Peter pronounced sentence on Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11). ; 2:1ff. Why then are we so uneasy about them? Liturgical Press | School of Theology Seminary | Saint John's Abbey | Comments Policy | Contact Us 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. 18:5-10; cp. Do I not hate those who hate Thee, O Lord? David further prays for the financial ruin (vv. The imprecatory psalms were not merely the passionate pleas of one man (spiritually or carnally motivated), but were rather a pattern for the worship of Israel. To be soft on sin is to give it a greenhouse in which to grow. You are the Almighty God, and his power doesn't stand a chance to the might You yield. Wind of destruction, destroy and blow away every evil words spoken against me by foundational voices in the name of Jesus. Bible verses about Bad Leadership. The wicked whom David wishes to see punished are those who have shown no mercy to others, but have instead persecuted the afflicted and needy man, even putting him to death (v. 16).