I like to read the Psalms as prayers back to God. I believe most, if not all, were written as prayers set to music. The last of the book, the Songs of Ascension as they are called, are beautiful prayers of adoration. But I like to read the whole book, even the ones speaking of God's wrath and how the writers asked God to bring His anger and power down on their enemies.
I've heard it said we cannot, as Christians today, say many of the Psalms with the same emphasis on asking God's wrath against our enemies, such as Psalms 10 & 58. On the contrary, I believe there is a place for us to say such prayers today against our enemies and I see our justification for such prayers in Ephesians 6: 12.
"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual wickedness in the heavenly places" Eph 6;12.
Do you see it? We can pray these Psalms against the Devil and his demon hoards. They are our true enemies in this world
Jesus said to pray in His grace and love for our human enemies and for those who spitefully use us, (Matt 5:44), but we know Satan and his demons are beyond the realm of God's love and grace.
So, yes, we can pray these against them with all our might and faith in God!
"For we walk by faith, not by sight" 2 Corinthians 5; 7
I've heard it said we cannot, as Christians today, say many of the Psalms with the same emphasis on asking God's wrath against our enemies, such as Psalms 10 & 58. On the contrary, I believe there is a place for us to say such prayers today against our enemies and I see our justification for such prayers in Ephesians 6: 12.
"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual wickedness in the heavenly places" Eph 6;12.
Do you see it? We can pray these Psalms against the Devil and his demon hoards. They are our true enemies in this world
Jesus said to pray in His grace and love for our human enemies and for those who spitefully use us, (Matt 5:44), but we know Satan and his demons are beyond the realm of God's love and grace.
So, yes, we can pray these against them with all our might and faith in God!
"For we walk by faith, not by sight" 2 Corinthians 5; 7
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