Your Good Sheperd

What do you pray when enemies surround you?

Psalm 109 is raw, intense, and fiercely honest—a prayer for justice when evil strikes.

David sang it. Jesus fulfilled it. The Church still needs it.

Sermon Outline:

I. Introduction

II. A Look at Psalm 109

III. Six Imprecatory Principles

IV. The One Big Lesson

Sermon Discussion Questions:

1. When you're slandered, mistreated, or falsely accused, do you first run to God in prayer like David did in Psalm 109:4—"But I give myself to prayer"?

2. How does your understanding of the nature of Scripture—“breathed out by God” (2 Tim. 3:16)—shape your willingness to engage with difficult texts like the imprecatory psalms?

3. Is it possible that comfort, safety, or prosperity have dulled your sense of the spiritual war raging around you?

4. How do you hold together the biblical tension of praying for God's judgment upon the wicked while also longing for their repentance and salvation?

5. Have you fully surrendered to the Lordship of Christ or are you still resisting Him as an enemy of God?