Psalm 109 - Evil

This a difficult Psalm as it offends our Christian sensibilities.

David is surrounded by enemies who have repaid good with evil. So far so good, but then David calls down all sorts of judgement upon them and their families. In fact there seems to be a particular individual in mind.

So what are we to make of it? Well first, part of the psalm is quoted in Acts in relation to replacing Judas, so we cannot just ignore it as an aberration. Judas gives us one clue, part of the purpose is to describe the evil that can exist in the heart of a man.

Then there is the reality and awfulness of evil. Terrible evil exists in the world, but in the face of evil we can call upon the name of the Lord.