Psalm 109
Theme
Plea for Judgment of False Accusers
Outline
1-5, Be Not Silent against Their Talk 6-15, An Imprecation against Him 16-20, He Cursed Rather Than Blessed 21-25, A Petition for Me 26-31, A Plea for Help
Key Verse
(109:1–2) Do not keep silent, O God of my praise! For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful have opened against me; they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
Notes
Psalm 109 consists of five sections with a chiastic structure, addressing the wicked's speech, an imprecation against an adversary, the adversary's curses, a petition for help, and concluding with a plea for divine assistance.