Imprecatory Psalms
by Wyatt Houtz   July 23, 2008 1:21pm v.13 Rating: Status: Hidden

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I highly recommend listening to John Piper's recent sermon on imprecatory psalms titled "Pour Out Your Indignation Upon Them." (audio) (video) According to John Piper's sermon text imprecatory psalms:  include imprecations, that is curses, judgments against God's enemies. These psalms are usually considered problems for Christians because Jesus taught us, "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you" Piper primarily focuses on Psalm 69:22-28 and if you fast-forward to 15:30 into the audio, there's an excellent story about Piper's first experience with "bible rejecting theological liberalism in action" when a scholar dismisses Psalm 69 as a "Pharisee Psalm." Piper's sermon upholds the inspiration of Psalm 69, attributes it to David, and explain how Paul and Jesus embrace the psalm, and how imprecatory psalms are fulfilled in Christ and finally how imprecatory psalms and the NT's commands to love our enemies are complimentary. I recommend subscribing to John Piper's sermon podcast: http://www.desiringgod.org/feeds/SermonAudio/   Last Update: July 23, 2008 1:53pm Tags: imprecatory psalms, pharisee psalms, john piper, psalm 69, desiring god, sermons, podcasts

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