Non-confidence votes, impeachment hearings, recall votes, and the like, have their place in the attempt to remove wicked leaders, but efforts should be focused on prayera divinely-sanctioned means of imploring divine providence. Donald Jacobs is an ordained minister with the spiritual gift of teaching. 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. Shut up and speak no more in the name of Jesus. David is, first and foremost, a worshipper of God. Remember how I stood before Thee to speak good on their behalf, so as to turn away Thy wrath from them. I encourage you to place your trust in Jesus Christ, the sin-bearer who died in your place and suffered even more than Psalm 109 describes. 30 prayer points to end the wickedness of the wicked. Lord, hear my prayer against their wicked plans and cancel their plans against me. Voices that invite drinkers of blood and eaters of flesh in to my home, die one by one and burn in hell, in the name of Jesus. In religious terms an imprecation is a prayer for evil or misfortune to befall another. Ezekiel 34:1-8 ESV / 283 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong. 8. Voices from my foundation saying my marriage, career, business, children, family, etc., Will not know peace, are you my God? But may they be overthrown before Thee; deal with them in the time of Thine anger! When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan. September 2019 Fill the following form: You have entered an incorrect email address! 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. My Father uprooted every evil tongue speaking against my glory in the name of Jesus. 139:19-22). Warfare Prayer Points For Your Work And Business. 4.5K views, 381 likes, 209 loves, 962 comments, 54 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Igreja Matriz So Jorge - Quintino/ RJ: Santa Missa em honra a So. 30 With my mouth I will give thanks abundantly to the LORD; And in the midst of many I will praise Him. 184 J. J. Stewart Perowne, The Book of Psalms (Grand Rapids: Zondervan [reprint], 1976), I, p. 305. A mans sins not only have dire consequences for him personally; they also adversely affect his family (cf. "For now indeed I find Thy pow'r and Thine alone, Can change the leper's spots And melt the heart of stone." Lord may our cause leaders to call out for cleansing and have melted hearts to follow . Because of this two-fold purpose, our exposition of Psalm 109 will be more general to allow space for addressing the broader issues involved. 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. 20:5; Deut. Black Berry Pin: 286431e3. 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. Christmas Faith 18b-19). Oh Lord, enter into the territory of the wicked and destroy all they have gathered to carry out their evil plots in Jesus name. My Father, let all the works and efforts of the wicked against me turn into ashes in Jesus name. The God who is the object of his praise (v. 1; cf. The encouragements that are there for us (vs.9-11) This Psalm presents a vivid picture of many of our secular and spiritual leaders in Nigeria and Africa at large. Angels February 2015 11 Let the creditor seize all that he has; And let strangers plunder the product of his labor. December 2014 In other words tell God how you really feel. Do I not hate those who hate Thee, O Lord? (Isaiah 54:17) I pray for the Holy Spirit to help me intercede. March 2018 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. The accusers will finally be silenced when God reveals Himself as Davids defender. Wicked voices from your foundation can be as a result of the sins of your parents. This lesson is intended to accomplish two purposes. Those who persecuted them and others. David is accused by his enemies but is innocent of their charges. His untimely death will require another to take his office (v. 8). May his family name be blotted out in a single generation. I shall not die sudden death in the name of Jesus. 21:7), Shimei (2 Sam. Dear Father, I beg Your protection against the evil one's wickedness. 35:12). Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. It is easy for those who have not lived through the hellish experiences of saints who have suffered greatly for their faith to be critical of such imprecations. Sorry, but #1 could be perceived as extremely partisan and judgemental especially at times when a country or people are divided. 30. 197 Kittel, as quoted by Leupold, p. 763. 28:15-68). For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the righteous,So that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong. September 2015 Davids imprecation is certainly fierce and forthright, but I believe that it is not excessive. Therefore, on account of you Zion will be plowed as a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, And the mountain of the temple will become high places of a forest. 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. Well, of a truth, some attacks are launched against the church. 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. To sing its words was to remind the saints how the godly should respond to sin. As long as we retain in Christian worship material which breathes a spirit of aggression, self-assertion and vengeance, we are contradicting our faith. (NASB). Many of the Psalms reflect this aspect of Gods compassion for the afflicted and needy (v. 22), and appeal is often made to God based upon His concern for those in such straits: When they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, misery, and sorrow, He pours contempt upon princes, and makes them wander in a pathless waste. October 2015 How might the public words of the liturgy address and even shape this issue? 58-66; Derek Kidner, Psalms 1-72, pp. Everyone must submit to governing authorities. In Psalm 139 while David prayed that God would slay the wicked (v. 19), he immediately opens his own heart to God, so that he may have his sins exposed and cleansed: Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxious thoughts; and see if there be any hurtful way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way (Ps. They are Gods servants, sent for the very purpose of punishing those who do what is wrong. February 2016 (1) We are all armchair theologians who have not walked in the shoes of the psalmist. God commanded the Israelites to destroy all the Canaanites, including their children (Deut. 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. v. 44. Bible verses about Bad Leadership. May creditors seize his entire estate, and strangers take all he has earned. 14-15). 24:1-8)later he was conscience-stricken for the spirit which had prompted this act (v. 5). Another approach is to ask for deeper roots in, say, Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Courage and Prudence in understanding and aligning our response with the will of God to current events we find intolerable to join our agency to that of God in an intentional act of will. Esther was anointed to intervene and . (NASB). So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished. 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. 191 The word accuser, or adversary (satan), is prominent in the psalm, coming again in verses 20 and 29, while the corresponding verb has already appeared in verse 4. Here are some scriptures that can guide our praye rs so that GOD can render HIS judgments and verdicts against evil: View Comments (13) . Wicked voices assigned to advise me to commit suicide, die right now in the name of Jesus. If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. David can pray thus because it is consistent with the teaching of the Old Testament that the prayers (and indeed all religious acts) of the wicked are an abomination to God (cf. 60-67) are excellent. 5:10) and the unsaved (Rev. Happy is the one who takes your babies and smashes them against the rocks! 25-32; Leupold, Psalms, pp. 3ff. Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023, A Psalm for All Seasons: Studies in the Book of Psalms. 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. Woe to those who enact evil statutesAnd to those who constantly record unjust decisions. I give glory to God for his victory over wicked evil voices pronouncing evil in my life. David, the author of the psalm as indicated in the superscription, calls upon God to destroy his enemies in the most horrible ways. 2) Father, I ask You to protect my family, friends, and loved ones from all forms of evil. In other words, dont ask God to change other people so much as to allow ourselves to be changed. Oh God, let the mercy upon the wicked expire and let them run out of grace in Jesus name. June 2020 He doesnt appear to listen to advice and is never moved, either by appeal nor threat. 1:8-9). Perowne, II, pp. Surely there is nothing in such an explanation which in the smallest degree impugns the Divine authority of the earlier Scriptures. (7) It is perhaps incorrect to refer to any psalm as an imprecatory psalm for the simple reason that while imprecation is a part of the psalm, it is not the whole of it. September 2020 As I was singing the second verse to "Jesus Paid it All" this morning the words jumped out at me to use in prayer against wicked leaders. Wicked voices telling me I will never triumph, die in the name of Jesus. Remember, the psalm was written for public worship. They can be the activities of family witches and wizards or strongmen and women. And do I not loathe those who rise up against Thee? For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the righteous. Every day, they hope to see me fail or fall by the wayside. For N, and for those who accompany her today seems quite enough. 5:9). Isaiah 10:1. I have looked through the missal and found no examples of prayers for the removal of leaders of Church or state. You are " sovereign over all kingdoms .". 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. Cursing was like a garment to the wicked (v. 18a), so let it become his only clothing (vv. Ten minutes from the White House, our weekly meeting of 2,000 primarily young people prayed that God would . This is why it is said, Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light.. In praying this way the outcome is left to God. 19:21). . For they have dug a pit for me. We will seek to understand the message of Psalm 109, both as it related to the saints of old and as it applies to men today. The inference seems to be that they have chosen to interpret Davids suffering as the evidence of his sin, just as Jobs friends reasoned about his condition. O LORD, remember what the Edomites did on the day the armies of Babylon captured Jerusalem. III. I think we have become entangled in a satanic conspiracy. 2. My Father, remove by forces all wicked forces of my life in Jesus name.