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Allow God to take care of Our Enemies
David had endured many false accusations and now he asks the Lord to not be silent (v. 1). The psalmist prayed that the Lord would take vengeance on his enemies. They were deceitful (v. 2) and hateful (v. 3) and rewarded his friendship with false accusations (vv. 4-5). It seems t …

A Call for God to Judge the Wicked
This is another of the imprecatory (cursing) psalms. The curser prays that the man might be charged with his parents sins. “Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered” (v. 14). It seems that David’s enemies wanted to go back and dredge up the sins of his forbears and …

The Difference between Anger and Anguish
David turned to his Lord for help and deliverance because he was in great need. He reminds the Lord of his sorrow, his sickness and his scorners. He is frail and feeble and has headed for the hills with his life in danger. It seems that this may have been written in the early day …