“As for the head of those who surround me,
Let the evil of their lips cover them;
10 Let burning coals fall upon them;
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
11 Let not a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.” vv.9-11
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In the historical fictional book series of The Chronicles of the Kings by Lynn Austin one of the evil characters makes out David to be a sorcerer that prayed curses on people and twisted verses like this to make his point. David here is not doing sorcery but is praying in truth of the God of Justice, of the Protector God. Prayers in the Bible are inspired prayers meant more than just to see the persons heart but to give truth to who God is and prophesies of what's to come and of past. Charles Spurgeon saw how David put it as, "The tremendous outburst at the end has in it the warmth which was so natural to David, who was never lukewarm in anything; yet it is to be noticed that concerning his enemies he was often hot in language through indignation, and yet he was cool in action, for he was not revengeful. His was no petty malice, but a righteous anger: he foresaw, foretold, and even desired the just vengeance of God upon the proud and wicked, and yet he would not avail himself of opportunities to revenge himself upon those who had done him wrong."
When you pray it's ok to tell the Lord of how mad or scared or frustrated you are, but let the Lord revenge.
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