Psalms 55:9. Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
That was not a bad prayer, for God heard it. He did divide their tongues. The counsels of the wicked were put to naught, and so they made a mistake, and David escaped through their divisions. I see not how a king driven from his throne and hunted by rebels, can pray differently from this.
If he be a warrior and fights at all, he must wish for victory. Yet let me remind you that these verses need not be read in the imperative, neither may they necessarily be understood to be prayers. They can be read as prophecies. "God will destroy and divide the tongues of the wicked." The divisions of error are the hope of truth. God divides the tongues of those who use their tongues against his Word, and so his truth conquers.
Psalms 55:9. Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
That was not a bad prayer, for God heard it. He did divide their tongues. The counsels of the wicked were put to naught, and so they made a mistake, and David escaped through their divisions. I see not how a king driven from his throne and hunted by rebels, can pray differently from this.
If he be a warrior and fights at all, he must wish for victory. Yet let me remind you that these verses need not be read in the imperative, neither may they necessarily be understood to be prayers. They can be read as prophecies. "God will destroy and divide the tongues of the wicked." The divisions of error are the hope of truth. God divides the tongues of those who use their tongues against his Word, and so his truth conquers.