Be not silent, O God of my praise!
Psalms 109:2 For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause. In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer. So they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my love. Appoint a wicked man against him; let an accuser stand at his right hand. When he is tried, let him come forth guilty; let his prayer be counted as sin! May his days be few; may another take his office! May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow! May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit! May the creditor seize all that he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil! Let there be none to extend kindness to him, nor any to pity his fatherless children! May his posterity be cut off; may his name be blotted out in the second generation! May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out! Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth! For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted, to put them to death. He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him! He clothed himself with cursing as his coat; may it soak into his body like water, like oil into his bones! May it be like a garment that he wraps around him, like a belt that he puts on every day! May this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my life!
This Psalm is very clear to those who mock God, treat others poorly, and prey on the weak. I want to be clear I am a bit confused and do not fully understand this scripture in light of God’s grace and mercy shown to me. I was not a bad bad person but for sure I gave little to no thought about God, sin, heaven, hell, judgment, …… Yet God in His grace and mercy pulled me out of a life without true purpose (most of life was about me, myself and I). He forgave me and gave me hope, joy, peace, rest, love and purpose. If He gave me what I deserved it would mirror what is stated in this Psalm. So I have a hard time reconciling this Psalm, knowing it is what I deserved, with His grace and mercy. How can I make statements like this for it is from where I came. It obviously has meaning and warning for those apart from God but equally or more important is sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost and without hope people. God’s word is sharper than a two edged sword and able to change the heart of man. Be slow to anger and quick to forgive aways able to give reason for the hope that is within you. Share your faith in God always. Live your faith in God always.
