“Most of Scripture speaks to us … the Psalms speak for us.”

That is how St. Athanasius expresses the blessing the Psalms are as they give us words and images with which to express the movements of our hearts before the redeemer of our hearts.

But as we pray Psalm 109, many of its phrases offend us. This Psalm, and others like it, model the kind of praying many in our city and world need in order to be freed to pray.

I can see myself praying verse 30; “With my mouth I will greatly praise the LORD.” BUT, pray verse 7-8? “When he (the one who has spoken ill of me) is tried, let him be found guilty. May his days be few; may another take his place.” Pray verses 9-10? “May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. May his children be wandering beggars; may they be driven from their rui

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