Psalms 109:1

Psalms 109:1 says, To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. This is identified as a psalm of Davd, then verse one says,  Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;  David was not asking God to keep His peace, but to no longer hold on to it toward his enemies.  Verse two adds, For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.  David said he asked this of God because of how the wicked were treating him.  We may at times have an attitude of wanting God to destroy those who are wicked and especially if they seem to be determined to harm us, but I don't believe this is the attitude God expects from us today. Verse three continues, They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.  David said his enemies hated him without cause, and if people hate us today as followers of Christ, we need to do our best to make sure that it is without cause.  Verse four states, For  my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.  David said that even when he showed his love for them, they hated him, but he still continued to pray.  This is how Jesus was treated on His way to the cross, and He continued to pray for the forgiveness of those who were beating and who crucified Him.  As Christians, we are to follow His example.  Verse five adds, And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.  Verse six continues, Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.  David asked God to set a wicked man ruled by Satan over his enemies.  Though there may be may people today who are ruled by someone who is under the power of Satan, we should not pray that this happens.  Verse seven declares, When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.  David asked that God condemn the wicked when they were judged, because among other things their prayers had become hypocritical.  We have to remember that if it were not for our faith in Jesus Christ we would be condemned as well, and we certainly need to keep our prayers from becoming hypocritical.  Verse eight adds, Let his days be few; and let another take his office.  David asked that the wicked rulers days be few, and that another take his place.  Verse nine continues, Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.  David asked not only that they be removed from office, but that they die.  We as Christians should not pray for the death of anyone, even those that hate us, but for their salvation.  Verse ten states, Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.  We certainly should not pray that the children of those who are wicked suffer throughout life.  Verse eleven adds, Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour. Again, David asks for the loss of all that the wicked have.  It is not the material things that we should be concerned with, but the spiritual, and we should never want anyone to lose everything spiritually, no matter how wicked they may be.  Rather, we should pray for their salvation.