Praying for Retribution (Psalm 109:1–31)
Be not silent, O God of my praise! For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without…
Where the Word of God is Central
When we face hardships in life, we need to learn how to pray. We need to learn how to cast our burdens on the Lord. The psalms of lament teach us how to do just that. These psalms focus on laments expressing deep sorrow for the travails of a nation and as a group asking for God’s blessing or intervention.