There are many texts in the Bible that talk about God’s judgment but an imprecatory prayer does more than just talk about God’s judgment it calls for God to bring judgment on someone. (28) Let them be blotted out of the book of the living let them not be enrolled among the righteous. (27) Add to them punishment upon punishment may they have no acquittal from you. (26) For they persecute him whom you have struck down, and they recount the pain of those you have wounded. (25) May their camp be a desolation let no one dwell in their tents. (24) Pour out your indignation upon them, and let your burning anger overtake them. (23) Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see, and make their loins tremble continually. (22) Let their own table before them become a snare and when they are at peace, let it become a trap. An Exampleįor a good example of what an imprecatory prayer looks like let’s look at Psalm 69. The Apostle Paul and Peter also quoted from Psalm 69 (Acts 1:20 and Rom 11:9). Jesus quoted from at least two imprecatory psalms Psa 35 and 69 (Joh 2:17 and 15:25). We can’t just write these Psalms out of our Bible, Jesus himself considered them inspired and he never apologized for them, corrected them, or indicated that they do not teach truth. War or not, if you read your Bible seriously you can’t ignore the passionate plea for the violent destruction of enemies.

David i may destroy you