The Lord Who is With You

Psalm 109:1–5 (ESV) Be not silent, O God of my praise! 2 For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. 3 They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause. 4 In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer. 5 So they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my love.


The Lord WHO is with you is greater than those who come against you. That is the promise of Psalm 109. The Psalmist is in desperate circumstance, hated by people on all sides. He seeks the Lord's help in prayer, praise and fasting. He is diligent to humble himself and call out to the God who saves.

Psalm 109 is one of the Imprecatory Psalms wherein the Psalmist calls down curses on his enemies. It is the longest and most intense of those particular Psalms. Notice...





Psalm 109:8–10 (ESV) May his days be few; may another take his office! 9 May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow! 10 May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!

As christians we have a hard time with cursing at all, never mind asking God to do it. But you must remember all the imprecatory Psalms were written by King David. He was not an citizen, he was ruler of God's people and He was entrusted to lead and do what was right.

We need to also remember that David was God's instrument of judgment on foreign nations. He killed Goliath who defied the Lord. He slew the Philistines who hated the God of Israel. He also brought justice to many of the adversaries of Israel from ages past. God uses kings and governments to enact His righteous judgment. Not every wicked city is burned like Sodom and Gomorrah.

Finally, remember that David also leaves vengeance in the hands of the Lord. Even when enemies came against David, David sought the face of God every time about whether or not to respond (see 1 Chronicles 14:8-7 where even at the height of his power, David is not so arrogant to pray continually every step of the way about military intervention.)

The point of the Psalm is to remind God's people that the Lord is with You and he's greater than those who attack you. You can know His peace in the midst of adverse circumstances. Prayer, praise, fasting, time with the Lord - these are the source of your strength. David was a mighty warrior because David was a man after God's own heart.

Do you want to be strong in the fierces battles of life? Get with the Lord. Cry out to Him. It may be time for a fast, a time of prayer, an extended time of seeking God. He's there. He's greater.





Psalm 109:26–31 (NLT) Help me, O Lord my God! Save me because of your unfailing love. 27 Let them see that this is your doing, that you yourself have done it, Lord. 28 Then let them curse me if they like, but you will bless me! When they attack me, they will be disgraced! But I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing! 29 May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may their humiliation cover them like a cloak. 30 But I will give repeated thanks to the Lord, praising him to everyone. 31 For he stands beside the needy, ready to save them from those who condemn them.