Here’s Psalm 109 explained in clear English:

Psalm 109 is a very honest prayer from someone who has been badly hurt by lies, hatred, and betrayal. He brings all his anger and pain to God, even asking for strong judgment on those who did evil, instead of taking revenge himself. In the middle of his hurt, he admits he is weak and broken and asks God to help him, not because he is perfect, but because God is merciful. By the end, he chooses to trust that God will defend the poor and wrongly accused and promises to praise Him. Psalm 109 reminds us that we can be completely real with God about our feelings, and that justice and vindication are ultimately in His hands, not ours.

Psalm 109 is an honest prayer from someone badly hurt by lies and hatred, asking God for justice and ending in trust and praise. Its true meaning is not “permission to curse people,” but “invitation to bring deep pain and longing for justice to God instead of taking revenge yourself.”

Verses 1–5 – Hurt by lies and betrayal
The writer says, “God, don’t stay silent while this happens to me.” People are lying about him, attacking him with hateful words, and fighting him “without a cause.” He tried to love them, but they answered his love with hostility. His response is: “I give myself to prayer.” In other words: “Instead of fighting back with my own evil, I’m bringing this to You, God.”

Verses 6–20 – Strong words asking for justice
These are the hard verses, where he asks that the wicked man’s life be ruined, his days be few, his position taken, his family suffer, and his name be wiped out. This sounds extreme, but here’s what is happening:

He is not personally attacking or harming the man; he is talking to God about what justice should look like.

The punishment he prays for matches the sin: this man showed no mercy, persecuted the poor and broken‑hearted, loved cursing and hated blessing. The psalmist is basically saying, “Lord, let him reap what he sowed.”

This is the language of raw emotion and deep hurt brought into prayer, not a manual for how we should treat people. God allowed this psalm to show that we can be completely honest with Him about our anger and desire for justice.

Verses 21–25 – Confessing weakness and pain
After pouring out his feelings about his enemies, the psalmist turns his eyes back to God:
“Do this for me, Lord, for Your name’s sake, because Your mercy is good.”
He admits he is “poor and needy,” his heart is wounded, he feels like a fading shadow, weak from fasting, and mocked by others. This teaches us that:

We don’t come to God pretending to be strong; we come as we really are—hurt, tired, and small.

Our hope is not in our goodness, but in God’s mercy and God’s name (His character).

Verses 26–29 – Let God handle the outcome
He prays, “Help me… save me according to Your mercy, so that they will know this is Your hand.” Then he says something key:
“Let them curse, but You bless.”
That means: people may keep speaking against him, but he is now more concerned with God’s blessing than with people’s curses. He trusts that God will put his enemies to shame if that is just, and that God will give him joy. It is the shift from “I must fix this myself” to “God, I leave this in Your hands.”

Verses 30–31 – Ending in praise and confidence
The psalm closes with a promise to praise God publicly:
“I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth… For He stands at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.”
The final picture is beautiful:

The poor, wounded, falsely accused person is not alone.

God Himself stands beside him as a defender, ready to save him from those who condemn him.

What Psalm 109 means for us today
It shows that God understands anger, betrayal, and the desire for justice. You don’t have to clean up your feelings before you pray; you bring them to God.

It shows that believers should give themselves to prayer, not revenge. We may feel like praying judgment, but we do not take judgment into our own hands.

It teaches that God is on the side of the poor, needy, and wounded in heart, and that He will not ignore their cries forever.

For Christians, this psalm points us toward Jesus, who was lied about, hated “without a cause,” and yet entrusted Himself to God, not to human revenge. In Him, God brings justice and also offers mercy.

If you’d like, I can now rewrite this as a short paragraph you could share with friends or post online, explaining Psalm 109 in simple everyday words.

Lord God,
You see every lie spoken against us and every wound that others cannot see. You know when our hearts are broken, when we are treated unfairly, and when love is answered with hatred. Today we bring all of that pain to You. We choose prayer instead of revenge, and we put our case in Your hands.

When people speak against us, stand at our right hand and defend us. When we feel poor, needy, and weak inside, be our strength. When our hearts are wounded, be our healer. When we are surrounded by voices of accusation, let Your truth and Your love speak louder than every curse.

Father, we ask that Your justice be done—not our will, but Yours. If our enemies will not turn from evil, then let their own hatred fall back on them, and let their plans fail. But if they can still be reached, have mercy on them too, and bring them to repentance, just as You have shown mercy to us.

Cover us with Your blessing. Let those who curse us be put to shame by the goodness You pour into our lives. Turn our tears into testimonies. Let everyone see that it is Your hand that has saved us and that You have not forgotten the broken‑hearted.

I praise You, Lord, not because everything feels good, but because You are good. You stand at the side of the poor, the rejected, and the falsely accused. You are our defender, our judge, and our friend. Teach us to trust You with our pain and to live in Your peace.

In divine love and light,
I seal this prayer for all who read it,
with compassion and blessing,
through the heart of the Eternal Healer.

With love,
Roy Dawson
Earth Angel Master
Magical Healer