Psalms that Curse

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This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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WHAT'S PSALMS THAT CURSE ABOUT?
Simply put:

...in our modern day some psalms have seemed to not “make the cut.” To say it another way, some would argue that not all the psalms should be sung or prayed today, particularly the ones that speak out harshly against enemies. Some popular approaches would say that these psalms were for a different time, or only to be used by the old covenant people of God. But the burden of proof rests on them to demonstrate why some of these psalms cannot be sung or prayed today, while the others can. Should the psalms that present “harsh language” and make us uncomfortable at times still be considered relevant for the church today? Should we still be able to sing, and specifically pray, these kinds of prayers today?

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PSALMS THAT CURSE

We are not saying that the only way to respond to intense persecution is to call down God's vengeance. In fact, the normative response should be to pray for God to convert them...what we are arguing for is a recovery of the prayer of imprecation. We are arguing for the category. We are arguing that the prayer of imprecation should have a seat at the table, not for it to be the only thing at the table.