Psalms 5 Footnotes

Ps 5 The psalms include many petitions for swift judgment on the wicked. David was the leader of the covenant community and had the responsibility to defend the people of God against attacks of all kinds from pagans, and even unfaithful Israelites, who opposed the righteous and their God. His prayer was not a personal vendetta; it was a prayer that God would do what he had said he would do at some future time. Christians have been taught to pray for their enemies; even though they have a different way of praying because of the full revelation in Christ, praying for the Lord’s coming is still a prayer for judgment upon a sinful world.