TOP 4 PSALMSMOST QUOTED/ ALLUDED
TO IN NEW TESTAMENT:
Psalm 2 – 18 times
Psalm 22 – 24 times
Psalm 69 – 19 times
Psalm 110 – 24 times
IMPRECATORY PSALMS
› Psalm 35
› Psalm 55
› Psalm 59
› Psalm 69
› Psalm 79
› Psalm 109
› Psalm 137
Imprecations - ‘curses’ - prayers from
David for evil to fall on his enemies.
IMPRECATORY PSALMS
› Psalm 35
› Psalm 55
› Psalm 59
› Psalm 69
› Psalm 79
› Psalm 109
› Psalm 137
Imprecations - ‘curses’ - prayers from
David for evil to fall on his enemies.
It’s Messianic:
Psalm 69:4 – John 15:23-25 23 "He who
hates Me hates My Father also. 24 "If I
had not done among them the works
which no one else did, they would not
have sin; but now they have both seen
and hated Me and My Father as well. 25
"But they have done this in order that the
word may be fulfilled that is written in
their Law, 'They hated Me without a
cause.'
Psalm 69: 9 – John 2:15-17 15 And He
made a scourge of cords, and drove
them all out of the temple, with the
sheep and the oxen; and He poured out
the coins of the moneychangers, and
overturned their tables; 16 and to those
who were selling the doves He said,
"Take these things away; stop making My
Father's house a house of merchandise." 17 His disciples remembered that it was
written, "Zeal for Thy house will consume
me."
Psalm 69: 9 – Romans 15:1-3 Now we
who are strong ought to bear the
weaknesses of those without strength
and not just please ourselves. 2 Let each
of us please his neighbor for his good, to
his edification. 3 For even Christ did not
please Himself; but as it is written, "The
reproaches of those who reproached
You fell upon Me."
Psalm 69: 20-21 – Matthew 27:34 they gave
Him wine to drink mingled with gall; and after
tasting it, He was unwilling to drink.
John 19:28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all
things had already been accomplished, in
order that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I am thirsty." 29 A jar full of sour wine was
standing there; so they put a sponge full of
the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop, and brought it up to His mouth. 30When Jesus
therefore had received the sour wine, He
said, "It is finished!" And He bowed His head,
and gave up His spirit.
It’s Imprecatory:
Psalm 69:22-23 – Romans 11:7-11
Psalm 69:24 – Revelation 16:1
Psalm 69:25 – Matthew 23:37-38
Psalm 69:25 – Acts 1:20
Psalm 69:28 – Revelation 20:15
Psalm 69:22-23 – Romans 11:7-10 7 What
then? That which Israel is seeking for, it
has not obtained, but those who were
chosen obtained it, and the rest were
hardened; 8 just as it is written, "God
gave them a spirit of stupor, Eyes to see
not and ears to hear not, Down to this
very day." 9 And David says, "Let their
table become a snare and a trap, And a
stumbling block and a retribution to
them. 10 "Let their eyes be darkened to
see not, And bend their backs forever."
Psalm 69:24 – Revelation 16:1 And I
heard a loud voice from the temple,
saying to the seven angels, "Go and
pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God into the earth."
Psalm 69:25 – Matthew 23:37-38 37 "O
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the
prophets and stones those who are sent
to her! How often I wanted to gather
your children together, the way a hen
gathers her chicks under her wings, and
you were unwilling. 38 "Behold, your
house is being left to you desolate!”
Psalm 69:25 – NAS Acts 1:16 "Brethren, the
Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the
Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David
concerning Judas, who became a guide
to those who arrested Jesus. …………………… 20 "For it is written in the book of Psalms,
'Let his homestead be made desolate,
And let no man dwell in it';
and, 'His office let another man take.‘ (Ps
109:8)
Psalm 69:28 – Revelation 20:15 And
anyone not found written in the book of
life was thrown into the lake of fire.
Understanding Imprecatory Prayers:
The placement in Scripture
The perspective of the psalmist
The principles of judgment
The perspective of the psalmist
1. His enemies have paid back his good will
toward them with evil.
2. His persecutors have no reason for
perpetrating their evil upon him.
3. He recognizes that his suffering is for the
Lord’s sake.
4. While his confidence in men has been
shattered, his faith in God and His goodness
remain intact.
The principles of judgment
We can expect the Lord to contend with
those who do us harm.
The devices of the wicked are self-
desctructive.
God is asked to repay the wicked measure
for measure.
The reproach of the psalmist’s enemies did
not stand on its own but was rooted in a
deep defiance of God Himself.
The enemies are depicted in a way that it is
clear that they live as if there is no God.
Deuteronomy 32:35 'Vengeance is Mine, and
retribution, In due time their foot will slip; For
the day of their calamity is near, And the
impending things are hastening upon them.'
Romans 12:19 Do not avenge yourselves,
dear friends, but give place to God's wrath,
for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will
repay," says the Lord.