As we are studying curses and imprecations we have come to recognize that judgment is part of this subject. We saw that there are people and things that Yahweh judges. There are people that David calls for Yahweh to judge, asking the devil to stand at their right hand. We saw the difference between calling down curses that evil spirits deliver to the victim, and people who put themselves under a curse, which makes clear what Paul and Jesus were both saying. Also, we recognized that our problem in misunderstanding has to do with one english word translated for several Greek words. We then get into the subject of delivering someone to satan. We find two instances in which Paul uses his authority to bring immediate justice to people. What we also find is that today the Holy Spirit is the prosecutor on the earth. We also see David calling for judgment on one individual as well as on the Philistines.
Paul was made aware by letter of a terrible situation going on in the Corinthian church. There was a man who had fornicated with his father’s wife. Moses defined this behavior as cursed. Paul corrects this situation.
1 Corinthians 5:1-6 (KJV)
1 It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.
Moses wrote:
Deuteronomy 27:20 (AMP)
20 Cursed is he who lies with his father's wife, because he uncovers what belongs to his father. All the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 27:20 G1944 Accursed is G3588 the G2837 one going to bed G3326 with G1135 the wife G3588 G3962 of his father, G1473 G3754 for G601 he uncovered G4779.1 the marriage veil G3588 G3962 of his father. G1473
1944 LSJ Gloss:ἐπικατάρατος yet more accursed
Dodson:ἐπικατάρατος accursed on whom a curse has been invoked, accursed, doomed to destruction.
TBESG:ἐπικατάρατος cursed
G:A
ἐπι-κατ-άρατος, -ον
(< ἐπικαταράομαι, to imprecate curses on), [in LXX for אָרַר, also
Refs
Wis.3:12 14:8, 4Ma.2:19;]
accursed: Gal.3:10 (LXX) Gal.3:13 (LXX κεκαταραμένος) (Cremer, 109).†
(AS)
Thayer:
1) accursed, execrable, exposed to divine vengeance, lying under God's curse
ἐπικατάρατος
epikataratos ep-ee-kat-ar'-at-os From G1909 and a derivative of G2672; imprecated, that is, execrable KJV Usage: accursed.
Epi means “on or upon”, kata means “down”, ara means “imprecation”. These are upon downward curses coming from Yahweh. In Deuteronomy there are 13 curses that one puts upon him/herself out of 44 in total recorded in the Bible. The serpent was accursed, the land is accursed, Cain was accursed, Canaan was accursed. And Saul cursed his own son Jonathan. Isaac prayed that whoever called down curses on Jacob would be accursed. The anger of Simeon and Levi was cursed by Jacob. Yahweh Elohim said that if the children of Jacob did not listen to His voice, they would be accursed in the city and country, their provisions would be accursed, their children would be accursed, their crops and herds would be accursed. These are just a sample of the curses people can put themselves under. Today, Jesus redeemed us from the curse of the law.
1 Corinthians 5:2 And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.
3 For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,
1 Corinthians 5:3 G1473 For indeed I G3303 G1063 G5613 (as G548 being absent G3588 G4983 in body, G3918 but being at hand G1161 G3588 G4151 in spirit,) G2235 already G2919 have judged G5613 as G3918 one being at hand G3588 the one G3779 thus G3778 manufacturing this, G2716
2919 LSJ Gloss:κρίνω to pick out, choose
Dodson:κρίνω I judge, decide, think good (a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.
Thayer:
1) to separate, put asunder, to pick out, select, choose
2) to approve, esteem, to prefer
3) to be of opinion, deem, think, to be of opinion
4) to determine, resolve, decree
5) to judge
5a) to pronounce an opinion concerning right and wrong
5a1) to be judged, i.e. summoned to trial that one's case may be examined and judgment passed upon it
5b) to pronounce judgment, to subject to censure
5b1) of those who act the part of judges or arbiters in matters of common life, or pass judgment on the deeds and words of others
6) to rule, govern
6a) to preside over with the power of giving judicial decisions, because it was the prerogative of kings and rulers to pass judgment
7) to contend together, of warriors and combatants
7a) to dispute
7b) in a forensic sense
7b1) to go to law, have suit at law
κρίνω
krinō kree'-no Properly to distinguish, that is, decide (mentally or judicially); by implication to try, condemn, punish KJV Usage: avenge, conclude, condemn, damn, decree, determine, esteem, judge, go to (sue at the) law, ordain, call in question, sentence to, think.
Paul says that even though he is not there physically, he has already worked out this matter in judgment. How could Paul judge someone that he has never met? Why would Paul advocate judging someone? Because Deuteronomy already judged the matter. There isn’t any question that this behavior is wrong. This is how Paul handles this situation.
1 Corinthians 5:4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,
1 Corinthians 5:4 G1722 in G3588 the G3686 name G3588 G2962 of our Lord G1473 G* Jesus G5547 Christ, G4863 having brought together G1473 you G2532 and G3588 G1699 my G4151 spirit, G4862 with G3588 the G1411 power, G3588 of the one G2962 of our Lord G1473 G* Jesus G5547 Christ,
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συνάγω
sunagō soon-ag'-o From G4862 and G71; to lead together, that is, collect or convene; specifically to entertain (hospitably) KJV Usage: + accompany, assemble (selves, together), bestow, come together, gather (selves together, up, together), lead into, resort, take in.
Paul invokes the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. He says that in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ there is a convening, between the people of the Corinthian church, Paul’s own spirit, and the miracle working power of Jesus Christ the Lord. This is a letter not a telephone call. Paul planted this church and was responsible for the people before the Lord. Now that Paul heard this man was still in their church, he is utilizing the name of Jesus Christ, and the power of Jesus Christ, in agreement with his spirit and the people of the Corinthian church. What is he going to do?
1 Corinthians 5:5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
1 Corinthians 5:5 G3860 to deliver up G3588 G5108 such G3588 G* to Satan G1519 for G3639 ruin G3588 of the G4561 flesh, G2443 that G3588 the G4151 spirit G4982 should be delivered G1722 in G3588 the G2250 day G3588 of the G2962 Lord G* Jesus.
3860LSJ Gloss:παραδίδωμι to give
Dodson:παραδίδωμι I hand over, deliver, betray I hand over, pledge, hand down, deliver, commit, commend, betray, abandon.
Thayer:
1) to give into the hands (of another)
2) to give over into (one's) power or use
2a) to deliver to one something to keep, use, take care of, manage
2b) to deliver up one to custody, to be judged, condemned, punished, scourged, tormented, put to death
2c) to deliver up treacherously
2c1) by betrayal to cause one to be taken
2c2) to deliver one to be taught, moulded
3) to commit, to commend
4) to deliver verbally
4a) commands, rites
4b) to deliver by narrating, to report
5) to permit allow
5a) when the fruit will allow that is when its ripeness permits
5b) gives itself up, presents itself
παραδίδωμι
paradidōmi par-ad-id'-o-mee From G3844 and G1325; to surrender, that is, yield up, intrust, transmit KJV Usage: betray, bring forth, cast, commit, deliver (up), give (over, up), hazard, put in prison, recommend.
3639LSJ Gloss:ὄλεθρος ruin, destruction, death
Dodson:ὄλεθρος ruin, doom, destruction ruin, doom, destruction, death.
Thayer:
1) ruin, destroy, death
1a) for the destruction of the flesh, said of the external ills and troubles by which the lusts of the flesh are subdued and destroyed
ὄλεθρος
olethros ol'-eth-ros From ὄλλυμι ollumi a primary word (to destroy; a prolonged form); ruin, that is, death, punishment KJV Usage: destruction.
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σώζω
sōzō sode'-zo From a primary word σῶς sōs̄ (contraction for the obsolete σάος saos , “safe”); to save, that is, deliver or protect (literally or figuratively) KJV Usage: heal, preserve, save (self), do well, be (make) whole.
Paul is convening and assembling the name of Jesus Christ, the dunamis of Jesus Christ, Paul’s spirit, and the church, to hand over this man to the satan for the destruction of the flesh. This sounds similar as to what David prayed to Yahweh Elohim, invoking judgment against his enemies so that their families would become widows and orphans. Paul assembles dunamis to transmit this man to the satan so that his flesh would die, but his spirit might be saved at the end of the tribulation on the Day of the Lord. This man put himself under a curse by taking his father’s wife, but the poison of that curse was spreading in the church.
1 Corinthians 5:6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
Why were the people glorying in this person taking his father’s wife for sexual gratification? First we have to realize that Corinth was a Greek city. It was not a Jewish city or in Israel. These people probably never read the Mosaic law. The majority of people didn’t know that Deuteronomy 27 lists curses that come down from Yahweh upon people. Paul asks why they are proud of this behavior rather than lamenting over it as this isn’t even an acceptable practice among the nations. The man who did this should have been expelled or ejected from the church. Instead the man was still in the church. This man was delivered to the satan because he was not expelled from the church and it was twisting people’s thinking. If there were Jews among the people they might have been surprised that this man had not succumbed to the curse he put himself under. The key here is that Jesus died for the sins of the believers. This man was in the church, so he probably believed on Jesus as Lord, but then he sinned. The curse did not come upon him due to the blood covering of Jesus. Also the devil probably felt like it was a good idea to leave him in the church to influence the believers. Because he was not under the curse, his sin was influencing people. People believed it would be okay to sin without consequence. Paul convenes the name and power of Jesus Christ the Lord in agreement with his spirit and the church of Corinth to kill this man. Yeast is like a poison that spreads.
Paul makes a great point here, he says he is not judging people outside the church, because God judges them.
1 Corinthians 5:12-13 (KJV)
12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?
13 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
The people of Corinth should have judged the wicked person and expelled him from the church. The devil is very happy to have people doing evil within the church, therefore we need to call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, call on his power, call on the church, as well as our own spirit to bring the judgment due and not overthrow the faith of the people in the church.
Timothy was asked by Paul to stay in Ephesus to charge people not to teach false doctrines. Paul goes through his story as a murderer and explains that he received mercy because he did those things ignorantly and in unbelief. He then tells Timothy to hold onto his faith and morality and then points to Hymenaeus and Alexander. We know there was a man, Alexander the coppersmith, who did a lot of harm to Paul in Ephesus. Hymenaeus’ name is brought up again with Philetus who argued that the resurrection had already passed. Here however the shipwrecking of the faith of the people in Ephesus is what Paul is concerned with.
1 Timothy 1:19-20 (KJV)
19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
1 Timothy 1:19 G2192 having G4102 belief G2532 and G18 good G4893 conscience; G3739 which G5100 some G683 having thrust away G4012 concerning G3588 the G4102 belief G3489 made shipwreck;
683 Dodson:ἀπωθέω I push or thrust away, reject I push (thrust) away, repulse, reject, refuse.
Thayer:
1) to thrust away, push away, repel
2) to thrust away from one's self, to drive away from one's self
2a) repudiate, reject, refuse
ἀπωθέομαι, ἀπώομαι
apōtheomai apōthomai ap-o-theh'-om-ahee, ap-o'-thom-ahee From G575 and the middle voice of ὠθέω ōtheō or ὤθω ōthō (to shove); to push off, figuratively to reject
KJV Usage: cast away, put away (from), thrust way (from).
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πίστις
pistis pis'-tis From G3982; persuasion, that is, credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly constancy in such profession; by extension the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
KJV Usage: assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
3489 LSJ Gloss:ναυαγέω to suffer shipwreck, be shipwrecked
Dodson:ναυαγέω I am shipwrecked, ruined
(a) I am shipwrecked; so (b) fig: I come to ruin.
Thayer:
1) to suffer shipwreck
ναυαγέω
nauageō now-ag-eh'-o From a compound of G3491 and G71; to be shipwrecked (stranded, “navigate”), literally or figuratively KJV Usage: make (suffer) shipwreck.
Some people rejected the faith, making a shipwreck. Why would someone shipwreck other people’s faith? Maybe they are knowingly and willingly harming others and inspired by the devil. Maybe they are pridefully holding onto the law, condemning others for their faith in Jesus. Maybe they wanted to take over a lucrative position as leaders in Ephesus, pushing Paul out. Whatever their reason for their blasphemy, Paul delivers them to the satan.
1 Timothy 1:20 Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
1 Timothy 1:20 G3739 whom G1510.2.3 are G* Hymeneus G2532 and G* Alexander; G3739 whom G3860 I delivered up G3588 G4567 to Satan, G2443 that G3811 they may be corrected G3361 not G987 to blaspheme
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παραδίδωμι
paradidōmi par-ad-id'-o-mee From G3844 and G1325; to surrender, that is, yield up, intrust, transmit KJV Usage: betray, bring forth, cast, commit, deliver (up), give (over, up), hazard, put in prison, recommend.
4567 Dodson:Σατανᾶς an adversary, Satan.
Thayer:
1) adversary (one who opposes another in purpose or act), the name given to
1a) the prince of evil spirits, the inveterate adversary of God and Christ
1a1) he incites apostasy from God and to sin
1a2) circumventing men by his wiles
1a3) the worshippers of idols are said to be under his control
1a4) by his demons he is able to take possession of men and inflict them with diseases
1a5) by God's assistance he is overcome
1a6) on Christ's return from heaven he will be bound with chains for a thousand years, but when the thousand years are finished he will walk the earth in yet greater power, but shortly after will be given over to eternal punishment
1b) a Satan-like man
Σατανᾱς
Satanas sat-an-as' Of Chaldee origin corresponding to G4566 (with the definite article affixed); the accuser, that is, the devil KJV Usage: Satan.
3811 LSJ Gloss:παιδεύω to bring up
Dodson:παιδεύω I discipline, educate, train, chastise (a) I discipline, educate, train, (b) more severely: I chastise.
Thayer:
1) to train children
1a) to be instructed or taught or learn
1b) to cause one to learn
2) to chastise
2a) to chastise or castigate with words, to correct
2a1) of those who are moulding the character of others by reproof and admonition
2b) of God
2b1) to chasten by the affliction of evils and calamities
2c) to chastise with blows, to scourge
2c1) of a father punishing his son
2c2) of a judge ordering one to be scourged
παιδεύω
paideuō pahee-dyoo'-o From G3816; to train up a child, that is, educate, or (by implication) discipline (by punishment) KJV Usage: chasten (-ise), instruct, learn, teach.
987
βλασφημέω
blasphēmeō blas-fay-meh'-o From G989; to vilify; specifically to speak impiously KJV Usage: (speak) blaspheme (-er, -mously, -my), defame, rail on, revile, speak evil.
Paul hands these people over to the satan to be chastised or educated by punishment for vilifying someone. In this instance, turning over these people for punishment doesn’t seem to include death. The punishment is for their learning. (Remember the devil and the satan are two different beings, but we see the translators confuse them.) We want to ask who they may have been blaspheming? Probably Jesus. If we look at the end of 2 Timothy we see Paul is confident that the Lord will continue to deliver him from those who persecute him. Notice what Solomon tells us.
Wisdom of Solomon 1:6 (KJVApocrypha)
6 For wisdom is a loving spirit; and will not acquit a blasphemer of his words: for God is witness of his reins, and a true beholder of his heart, and a hearer of his tongue.
The Holy Spirit will not acquit a blasphemer of his words. A blasphemer curses him or her self and is not absolved of his/her vilifying. God knows his reins, or kidneys, which are the seat of one’s emotions. God also knows the thoughts and intents of one’s heart. God also hears his/her tongue. Therefore a blasphemer is speaking from the depth of his/her kidneys, heart, and mouth.
Paul is not turning people over to the devil or the satan for judgment because they hurt him. Paul is not using this as his personal retaliation. Instead Paul is using the judgment option to preserve the church. If we want to pray like Paul prayed we have to keep this idea in mind. However David prayed against those persecuting him.
Paul, speaking of overseers in the church, mentions something interesting.
1 Timothy 3:6 G3361 Not G3504 a novice, G2443 that G3361 not G5187 being deluded G1519 [2in G2917 3judgment G1706 1he should fall] G3588 of the G1228 devil.
2917 Dodson:κρίμα a judgment, verdict, lawsuit (a) a judgment, a verdict; sometimes implying an adverse verdict, a condemnation, (b) a case at law, a lawsuit.
Thayer:
1) a decree, judgments
2) judgment
2a) condemnation of wrong, the decision (whether severe or mild) which one passes on the faults of others
2b) in a forensic sense
2b1) the sentence of a judge
2b2) the punishment with which one is sentenced
2b3) condemnatory sentence, penal judgment, sentence
3) a matter to be judicially decided, a lawsuit, a case in court
κρίμα
krima kree'-mah From G2919; a decision (the function or the effect, for or against [“crime” ]) KJV Usage: avenge, condemned, condemnation, damnation, + go to law, judgment.
Krima is a derivation of krinō, this is the idea of the devil bringing a lawsuit against a new believer who wants to be an overseer. But the idea that the devil brings lawsuits against the children of the Most High, Eternal Father, should concern us to the degree that we pay attention to our actions. We are being accused before the throne day and night.
Jesus said something important for us to consider. He said that the advocate would come and would convict the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment. Now let’s look at the word krisis.
John 16:7 G235 But G1473 I G3588 [3the G225 4truth G3004 1speak G1473 2to you]; G4851 it is advantageous G1473 to you G2443 that G1473 I G565 go forth. G1437 For if G1063 G1473 I G3361 should not go forth, G565 G3588 the G3875 comforter G3756 shall not G2064 come G4314 to G1473 you; G1437 but if G1161 G4198 I go, G3992 I will send G1473 him G4314 to G1473 you.
8 G2532 And G2064 having come, G1565 that one G1651 will reprove G3588 the G2889 world G4012 concerning G266 sin, G2532 and G4012 concerning G1343 righteousness, G2532 and G4012 concerning G2920 judgment.
2920 LSJ Gloss:κρίσις a separating, power of distinguishing
Dodson:κρίσις judging, divine judgment judging, judgment, decision, sentence; generally: divine judgment; accusation.
Thayer:
1) a separating, sundering, separation
1a) a trial, contest
2) selection
3) judgment
3a) opinion or decision given concerning anything
3a1) esp. concerning justice and injustice, right or wrong
3b) sentence of condemnation, damnatory judgment, condemnation and punishment
4) the college of judges (a tribunal of seven men in the several cities of Palestine; as distinguished from the Sanhedrin, which had its seat at Jerusalem)
5) right, justice
κρίσις
krisis kree'-sis (Subjectively or objectively, for or against); by extension a tribunal; by implication justice (specifically divine law) KJV Usage: accusation, condemnation, damnation, judgment.
The Holy Spirit is the advocate. The krisis is a court of justice where a trial and sentencing takes place. Jesus is saying that when he rises up, the Holy Spirit will come. The Holy Spirit is our advocate and defense attorney, the one who pleads our case. He is also the prosecutor or the legal counselor who convicts the cosmos of sin or offense.
John 16:9 G4012 Concerning G266 sin G3303 then, G3754 that G3756 they believe not G4100 G1519 in G1473 me.
10 G4012 [2concerning G1343 3righteousness G1161 1And], G3754 that G4314 to G3588 G3962 my father G1473 G5217 I go away, G2532 and G3765 no longer G2334 you view G1473 me.
11 G4012 And concerning G1161 G2920 judgment, G3754 for G3588 the G758 ruler G3588 G2889 of this world G3778 G2919 has been judged.
Now that the Holy Spirit has come, the ruler of this world has been judged, krinō, in the courts of heaven. The ruler of this world will not escape punishment. We know from Revelation what that sentencing is. This tells us that we do not have to call up Yahweh Elohim to judge the devil and the satan. However, the unrighteous people who persecute the righteous can be brought into the courts of the Lord, with the devil or the satan standing at that person’s right hand. Paul also delivered people to the satan for judgment, one person for death and two people for punishment.
As Solomon told us, the Holy Spirit does not acquit a blasphemer. The role of the Holy Spirit is quite important, because the Holy Spirit bears witness with our spirit as to what to say and do in regards to calling up for judgment.
Just because someone worships the devil or the satan does not mean that that person escapes judgment if we call up Yahweh for judgment against them. The devil, the ruler of this world, has to judge them. I’m sure the devil would rather judge the children of the Most High God instead of his own, but if we call up Yahweh as David and Paul did, they will be judged now as well as later.
Coming back to David and his prayers, calling up to Yahweh Elohim to bring judgment to those who keep plotting against him, we see the Psalms he wrote in which people have mistakenly named imprecatory Psalms. As we noted, David is not calling down curses and sending evil spirits, so that flying beings in the atmosphere take the curses to people. Instead he is calling up to Yahweh, asking for judgment to come to his enemies. Remember what David was doing, he was eradicating the heirs of the Nephilim from the region and securing Israel’s borders, so that they could then build a temple in the next generation. Obviously some people loved David, and some people hated David.
Psalms 5:9 G3754 For G3756 there is no G1510.2.3 G1722 [2in G3588 G4750 3their mouth G1473 G225 1truth]; G3588 G2588 their heart G1473 G3152 is vain; G5028 [2 is a tomb G455 3having been opened G3588 G2995 1their throat]; G1473 G3588 with G1100 their tongues G1473 G1387 they used deceit.
David’s enemies have empty hearts. Their throat is an open grave. Their dialect is guile and fraud. Clearly these are not people who simply disagree with David, these are people who are intent on subverting him.
Psalms 5:10 G2919 Judge G1473 them, G3588 O G2316 God! G634 let them fall away G575 from G3588 G1228.2 their deliberations! G1473 G2596 According to G3588 the G4128 multitude G3588 G763 of their impieties G1473 G1856 banish G1473 them! G3754 For G3893 they rebelled against G1473 you, G2962 O lord .
David asks for these people to be judged, and to fall off, away from their deliberations. This tells us that they were planning and conspiring against David. The words translated “according to” is kata, “downward or against”. This is a downward multitude or downward crowd, a group of people who are against David, or downward deliberating, who are ungodly and wicked. David asks for them to be driven out, or expelled. David then says these people embitter, provoke, and irritate the Lord. In other words these people who are against David are downward conspiring against David and have rebelled. The idea of downward conspiring is like downward cursing, using an evil spirit to carry a curse or a conspiracy against David.
Some might wonder why David has to invoke the help of the Lord to judge these people. We know that David was called by Yahweh Elohim to wage war in favor of Israel, why wouldn’t Yahweh just stop these people himself? If we go back to our understanding of the Lord’s prayer, Jesus taught us to pray for the will of the Father to be done on the earth as it is in heaven. The devil is the god of this world, but we can invite the will of the Father onto the earth. What is the Father’s will? For David, it was to secure the borders from the mixed tribes of the descendants of the Nephilim. He nearly wiped them out, yet he had enemies all around him.
What does David do with regards to calling on Yahweh to judge these evil downward conspirators? He makes a song out of the situation. Therefore every time someone sings this song, they are invoking Yahweh’s judgment on the evil people. They are singing about judging an ungodly multitude deliberating against David. It is an ingenious way to have other people help David in calling for the judgment of wicked people. All those who sing in the tabernacle are singing this song.
Psalms 7 is interesting because it names Cush the son of Benjamin who spoke against David. Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin, so it is likely that Cush tried to falsely befriend David in order to cause evil. The previous administrations’ ambassadors did not necessarily have good intentions for David. Whatever Cush was accusing David of, David prays that if he had wronged Cush, then let Cush take David’s life. But David knows he is innocent so David then asks Yahweh to rise up in his anger.
Psalms 7:14 G2400 Behold, G5605 the wicked travails G93 with iniquity; G4815 he conceived G4192 misery, G2532 and G5088 gave birth to G458 lawlessness.
David says: “see Cush’s labor pains of injustice!”. Cush was at the point of birthing injustice and unrighteousness against David. Cush seized toil and brought forth lawlessness. It sounds like Cush exploited a situation when the people of his region had to work hard and then Cush lied about David. He gave birth to an evil plan.
Psalms 7:15 G2978.1 [2a pit G3736 1He dug up], G2532 even G383.1 he dug G1473 it, G2532 and G1706 he shall fall G1519 into G998.1 a cesspool G3739 which G2038 he worked.
David says: “he dug a well, he dug it and should fall into the well he worked to dig”.
Psalms 7:16 G1994 [2shall return G3588 G4192 1His misery] G1473 G1519 unto G2776 his own head; G1473 G2532 and G1909 [3upon G2884.2 4his head G1473 G3588 G93 1his injustice G1473 G2597 2shall come down].
“Turn around his toil onto his head, and on his top, and his injustice downward step or descend”. David is asking for Cush’s curses to be reversed back to Cush. He is also asking for Cush’s judgment of injustice to descend from Yahweh. Imagine singing a song like this in church today!
This next Psalm speaks of enemies outside David’s kingdom. These people have used weapons on David. So David made a song that people would sing which reminds everyone of who is on the throne judging.
Psalms 9:3 G1722 In G3588 the G654 turning G3588 G2190 of my enemy G1473 G1519 unto G3588 the G3694 rear, G770 they shall weaken G2532 and G622 be destroyed G575 from G4383 your face. G1473
David says: “turn away my enemy backwards. They shall be feeble and killed from your appearance.” These are strong words that David is praying. Why is David so harsh? Because he knows that if unrighteous people are allowed to spiritually attack him unabated, more evil people will rise up and do the same. Who is supposed to stop evil on the earth? We are.
Psalms 9:4 G3754 For G4160 you made G3588 G2920 my case G1473 G2532 and G3588 G1349 my cause. G1473 G2523 You sat G1909 upon G2362 the throne -- G3588 the one G2919 judging G1343 righteousness.
Yahweh makes his judgment and judicial hearing, and Yahweh is seated on his throne judging righteousness. Therefore if David is asking for judgment on his enemies because of the way they are behaving, Yahweh can judge their attacks against David with the devil passing sentence. Remember, the Holy Spirit is judging on the earth today, which means judgment should be happening quicker if we are praying. The added words here can be taken out.
Psalms 9:5 G2008 You reproached G1484 nations, G2532 and G622 [3perished G3588 1the G765 2impious]. G3588 G3686 [2his name G1473 G1813 1You wiped away] G1519 into G3588 the G165 eon, G2532 and G1519 into G3588 the G165 eon G3588 of the G165 eon.
“Rebuke the ethnos! Kill the ungodly! Obliterate his name into the age and into the ages of ages!” If you notice, David is not declaring that Yahweh does this, he is declaring this to Yahweh. The word “you” does not appear in the text either time. If we add the word “you” it is a mistake. David is saying that Yahweh judges his case, therefore rebuke the nations, kill the ungodly, and wipe away his name throughout all the ages. The Heavenly Father has to be invited into the earth, he does not orchestrate events that he is not invited into because the devil has the legal lease on the earth at this time.
Psalms 9:6 G3588 [3of the G2190 4enemy G1587 5failed G3588 1The G4501 2broadswords] G1519 unto G5056 the end; G2532 and G4172 [2cities G2507 1you demolished]; G622 [2was destroyed G3588 G3422 1his memorial] G1473 G3326 with G2279 noise.
“The swords of the hateful hostile enemy died out to the end. The cities are destroyed and their remembrance was killed with a roar of confusion.” This sounds like the Philistine enemies, those who are of several mixed tribes of the heirs of the Nephilim. The Philistines didn’t overcome David.
Psalms 9:7 G2532 And G3588 the G2962 lord G1519 [2into G3588 3the G165 4eon G3306 1abides]. G2090 He prepared G1722 [2for G2920 3judgment G3588 G2362 1his throne]. G1473
“Yahweh abides into the ages and he prepared his throne for judgment.”
Psalms 9:8 G2532 And G1473 he G2919 will judge G3588 the G3611 inhabitable world G1722 in G1343 righteousness. G2919 He shall judge G2992 peoples G1722 with G2118 uprightness.
“Yahweh will judge the inhabited world in justice and he will judge people in righteousness.” David reminds everyone who the judge is. He later writes that the sinners will be turned over to hades.
Psalms 9:17 G654 Let [3be turned G3588 1the G268 2sinners] G1519 to G3588 G86 Hades! G3956 even all G3588 the G1484 nations G3588 G1950 forgetting G3588 G2316 God.
“Turn away sinners and all the ethnos that neglect Elohim into hades.” David prays for the sinners and the nations that forget about God to go to the underworld, the place of departed souls. People don’t go to hades if they are not dead. Therefore David is once again calling for their death. David is not stating that Yahweh does these things, David is asking for these things to be done. Do you see the difference? To say ‘Oh God you send your enemies to hades’ is not true. God does not send people to hades, they send themselves to hades by rejecting Him. David instead says, ‘send them to hades’. David is speaking the sentence that those who reject God are on their way, by their own volition, to hades.
Is what David praying/singing to Yahweh acceptable? Yes. Anyone who rejects Yahweh ends up in hades. David is simply asking for their time to visit hell to be moved up. The Philistines have already put themselves into that destiny. David is simply stating for them to go there sooner.
Psalms 9:19 G450 Rise up, G2962 O lord, G3361 do not G2901 let [2overpower G444 1man]! G2919 Let [2be judged G1484 1 the nations] G1799 before G1473 you!
“Arise Yahweh! Do not empower manface. Judge the ethnos before your face.” David continues to invoke Yahweh to bring judgment on these enemies.
Psalms 9:20 G2525 Place, G2962 O lord, G3550 a lawgiver G1909 over G1473 them! G1097 Let [2know G1484 1 the nations] G3754 that G444 they are men! G1510.2.6
David says: “Yahweh, establish a legislator over them so the ethnos realize they are manface”. David asks to put them under laws (not necessarily Mosaic law). If they end up under laws and rules they will recognize they are men not gods. The Philistines wanted to place themselves as gods over the Israelites. They also had an angelic heritage that they wanted to exploit over Israel.
Jesus ben Sirach says something that we should consider.
Sirach 21:27 (KJVApocrypha)
27 When the ungodly curseth Satan, he curseth his own soul.
Do the ungodly curse the satan? Not usually, they seem to curse everyone else. No one ever says devil damn it or satan damn it. What they do say is an attempt to invoke Yahweh to damn something. Does Yahweh listen to those who reject him?
What we have seen is that there is a reason and a place to deliver people to the satan or to curse the enemies of Yahweh. If the Bible indicates that a behavior puts one under a curse, then declaring that one is accursed is not wrong. If that one is causing destruction in the church that one can be delivered to the satan. As David calls on Yahweh to bring death and destruction on his enemies, we know that it is David asking for this judgment, Yahweh is not working on his own, independently, to curse people. When Jesus was crucified and resurrected he sent the Holy Spirt to judge. Paul showed us that his spirit was in agreement with the Corinthians so he invoked the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, and His power to remove someone from the Corinthian church. What if intercessors prayed the way David prayed? What if worship leaders wrote songs the way David wrote songs? What if we called on Jesus Christ our Lord to bring His enemies to judgment, via the prosecution of the Holy Spirit, delivering them to the satan?
