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Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see,
and make their bodies shake continually.
Pour out your fury on them;
consume them with your burning anger.‍

Psalm 69:23-24

Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies.
Let those who hate God run for their lives.
Psalm 68:1

• There are many different types of psalms in the book of Psalms. 
• Imprecatory psalms are prayers that invoke judgment, calamity, or curses upon one’s enemies or those perceived as the enemies of God. 
• An imprecatory prayer is noticeable because the psalmist writes for God to destroy or harm his enemies. 
• Many times we skip over or ignore these prayers because of their content. 
• Imprecatory prayers are found in Psalms 5, 6, 11, 12, 35, 37, 40, 52, 54, 56. 57. 58, 59, 69, 79, 83, 94, 109. 137. 139, and 143. 
• There is not a single Psalm that is only imprecatory prayers. 
• They are usually combined with the hope the psalmist has in the Lord. 
• Imprecatory prayers were prayed in times of distress. 
• These are cried to God for justice and judgment. 
• The psalmist is looking to God for vengeance and retribution, not revenge in their own hands. 
• Romans 12:19
• Imprecatory prayers show us that God hates sin. Isaiah 6:3
• Imprecatory prayers show us that God is sovereign. Matthew 5:45
• Imprecatory prayers show us that God will judge the evil and the good. Ecclesiastes 3:17
• Imprecatory prayers show us God’s mercy. 
• We pray like this now. 
• Ephesians 6:12
• We battle against sin. 
• We cry out to God for His return. 
• We call out for God to make the world right. 
• We call out for His kingdom to come. 
• Even so, come Lord.

Align my will with His Kingdom.