Episode 44: A choir of cursing?
When we sing words from the Psalms in church, we typically sing praise songs, not laments. And we do not sing songs of cursing, known as imprecatory psalms. But much of Psalm 109, a psalm that was apparently meant to be sung, is a prayer for the complete destruction of the psalmist’s enemy. In this episode, we’ll cautiously examine the psalmist’s lament.
