Psalm 139
October 14, 2023

Psalms


Psalms - to invoke damage or or disaster as we seek God’s , judgment, and wrath against the__ enemies__ of God.

1. Should imprecatory prayers?

2. What on earth is the of imprecatory prayers?

3. If we are being invited to pray imprecatory prayers, what are the in which we would do that and them?

The of Imprecatory Psalms


The first major problem with imprecatory prayers is that

seems to teach us a concept entirely on how to deal with our enemies.

The second major problem with imprecatory Psalms is that there seems to be for them in the .

Should Christians pray imprecatory prayers? .

The of Imprecatory Psalms


Psalms of imprecation are almost always aimed at

of people not people.

Imprecation Psalms are aimed at of and .

Psalms of Imprecation are focused on God’s and God’s not .

When it comes to our sense of justice, the best we can be is .

If our sense of justice is based on what was and not what was done to God, we are seeking justice.

We must be focused on God’s of judgment and justice not our own.

Problem - Why is there so much in a world if there supposedly is an all good, all powerful, and all loving God?

The purpose of imprecatory Psalms is to our sense of justice underneath God’s as we trust His and .

The Behind Imprecatory Psalms


The heart of imprecatory Psalms is

and an awareness of our .

Pray Imprecatory Psalms


Step 1 - Pray that God’s wrath would be satisfied in

as they turn to him in and find .

Step 2 - We are praying that God would deal swiftly and justly with them such as to the damaging effects of their from the earth.