Nov 19, 2009 10:29
I think this is my favorite psalm because it is such a great example of the extreme vindictiveness of biblical justice.
Psalm 109:8 reads "May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership" so people have started printing bumper stickers that say, "pray for Obama, Psalm 109:8" but the instant you look at it's context, you should get chills.
109:9 "May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow" OMG!
109:10 "May his children be wandering beggars; may they be driven from their wandering home"
109:13 "May his descendants be cut off, their names blotted out from the next generation."
Apparently some people aren't aware of it's violent context and just think it's a fun way to say that you hope he gets voted out. But with so many high profile, main stream Republicans comparing Obama to genocidal dictators and describing liberals as vermin, I have a feeling that the rest of psalm is part of the message (and referencing the only non-violent part just a way to claim plausible deniability).
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