I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
Psalm 109 closes with a vow to praise the Lord greatly with the mouth, voiced aloud and openly among the multitude and gathered people. As part of the Psalms it belongs to a book meant to be studied and sung. Its prayers and praises teach people how to commune with God.
The psalm appeals to divine justice against those who plot wickedness against the innocent. It asks that they receive the consequences of their own wrongdoing. Though numbered among the so-called cursing psalms, its severe language is predictive rather than an expression of personal vindictiveness, portraying tribulation to come upon the enemies of God's church.
Psalm 109 closes with a vow to praise the Lord greatly with the mouth, voiced aloud and openly among the multitude and gathered people. As part of the Psalms it belongs to a book meant to be studied and sung. Its prayers and praises teach people how to commune with God.
The psalm appeals to divine justice against those who plot wickedness against the innocent. It asks that they receive the consequences of their own wrongdoing. Though numbered among the so-called cursing psalms, its severe language is predictive rather than an expression of personal vindictiveness, portraying tribulation to come upon the enemies of God's church.