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We are continuing our series of reflections on the Psalms. Each day we will upload a new reflection to the website. We hope and pray that you will find them helpful and that they bring hope during this season. Click on these buttons to read the text of the psalm or listen to a recording of it. You can also listen to the reflection using the audio player below. Read Psalm 109:1-15  Listen to Psalm 109:1-15 This psalm is sometimes called one of the ‘cursing’ psalms and is a prayer for God to judge the writer in the face of false accusations. As David writes he is speaking as a prophet and probably his enemies are not just personal to him, but enemies of God too. They may be individuals united under a leader whose animosity towards David has drawn them in also to persecute him. But in verse 6, David asks for his enemy to be confronted by an accuser. The enemy was no doubt seeking to bring about David’s death - “another take his place of leadership” (verse 8). He may have held some official position and was perhaps plotting a coup. In verses 6-15, David appeals for judicial redress, that the Lord will deal with them in accordance with their malicious intent against him, matching the crime to the punishment. However, as Christians we should leave the judgement to God alone as we have the benefit of Christ’s teaching, who tells us to pray for the good of our enemies and not for their ruin. Lord, help us to pray for those who do us wrong. May we trust you to work out your purposes for our lives so that we hold no malice or resentment against anyone.