Judith the Bible contains Imprecatory Psalms
“Do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors” Psalm 59:5
“Tread down our enemies”Psalm 60:12
“Let the angel of the Lord chase them. Let their way be dark and slippery” Psalm 35:6.
“May your face be against those who do evil to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth” Psalm 34:16.
“Let them be like a snail which melts away as it goes, like a stillborn child of a woman, that they may not see the sun.” Psalm 58:8
“Bring them down to the pit of destruction. May they not live out half their days;” Psalm 55:23.
“Let them be driven backward and brought to dishonor, let them be confounded because of their shame” Psalm 40:14,15.
“Destroy the transgressors. May the future of the wicked be cut off” Psalm 37:38.
“May the wicked workers of iniquity soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.” Psalm 37:2.
“Hide us from the secret plots of the wicked, from the rebellion of the workers of iniquity, who sharpen their tongue like a sword...” Psalm 64:2.
Paul quoted psalm 69 in the Romans a couple of times
Should we pray against the enemies of God? Many people are uncomfortable with that...but note Christ only prayed for those that were the Fathers, He did not pray for the unsaved..
No one here is the author of any part of the Bible.
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However, we also must avoid rejoicing when our enemy falls.
Shall we believe the words of the Psalmist over those of Jesus?