Repay them sevenfold O Lord

I attended a course on the History and Theology of the Exile from Wednesday to Saturday. Among other things we considered the place of imprecatory psalms and prayers in our prayer life. Some of us were uncomfortable with praying such prayers after being told for many years to love our enemies.

I think is completely legitimate for Christians to pray such prayers in the face of injustice and oppression. Maybe not to the extent of wishing for Syed Hamid Albar's children to be dashed against the rocks and bless the one who carried out such action. But it's certainly legitimate to ask God to pour forth His wrath on this scum. Our lecturer pointed out that the psalmist never took revenge himself but left it to God. The psalmist merely prayed. After all God said 'Vengance is mine'.

We must be careful not to use it as a personal vendetta. We only pray such prayer against those who misuse their power to oppress and commit unjust acts. As a result, the people suffered. I would hesitate to pray such prayers against those who have wronged me personally.

I just returned from what supposed to be a peaceful candlelight vigil against the ISA and to remember the 1st anniversary of the Bersih rally. Unfortunately very early on all the roads leading to Amcorp Mall were sealed by the police. We parked our cars at a distance and walked in. To cut the story short the FRU and police charged at the crowd while they were singing 'Negaraku' and arrested some people, among them MP for PJ Utara Tony Pua.

Those cowardly bastards came with batons, shields and tear gas cannisters against citizens who were armed only with candles and the sense of justice in their hearts. Yes, LORD repay them sevenfold for the evil that they have done tonight. They include those who carried out tonight operation, the one who ordered it, the IGP, the Home Minister and the whole evil BN Govt. May your righteous wrath, O LORD consume all of them. Amen.

Update: I should include that blatant liar, CPO of Selangor Khalid Abu Bakar. May his lying tongue be cut off and his lips be sealed forever.