Psalms 109:28 (ESV)
Let them curse, but you will bless!
They arise and are put to shame, but your servant will be glad!
When David was hunted down by Saul and when he was cast out of his kingdom by his son, Absolum, his many enemies were emboldened. Those who envied him had a chance, in those times, to speak evil against him. In Psalm 109:6-20 we read what David’s enemies were saying about him. They cursed him and wished all types of evil about him. Here is what they said to David, or wished upon him (It is important to note that although 6-20 is no in quotes, it is obviously from the flow of the text that David is telling us what was said about him, not what he said about those who attack him). Note their words:
Psalms 109:6-20 (ESV)
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 brings us to verse 28 at the top of this entry. Despite how they wished all types of ungodly evil upon him, David prays in verse 28 that his confidence is in how God will care for him. He states, “They will curse, but you (God) will bless!” That is the only thing he needs to dwell upon. It is doubtful that any of us, today have very many, if any, people in our lives who are carrying out the same viscous attack as in 6-20. But, it is true that we have the same God that, in the midst of any attack, will bless as we reach out in faith to Him. God is in the business of caring for us, no matter how mankind treats us.
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